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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
239 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2025
CALIFORNIA WATERS-
INNER WATERS FROM 60 NM TO 150 NM OFFSHORE.
OUTER WATERS FROM 150 NM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE.
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
PZZ899-051030-
239 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER
THE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. THEREAFTER, HIGH PRESSURE
WILL WEAKEN TUE BEFORE A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE N WATERS TUE
NIGHT, MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS WED, THEN DISSIPATES WED
NIGHT. MEANWHILE, A SURFACE TROUGH WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COAST
TONIGHT INTO MON, THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN RE-ESTABLISH ITSELF ACROSS THE
REGION THU AND THU NIGHT, AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH FRI. THE NEXT
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N WATERS FRI NIGHT.
PZZ820-051030-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
239 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ920-051030-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
239 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ825-051030-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
239 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ925-051030-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
239 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ830-051030-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
239 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-051030-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
239 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ835-051030-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
239 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-051030-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
239 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-051030-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
239 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-051030-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
239 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ945-051030-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
239 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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