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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
236 AM PDT MON MAY 5 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.
PZZ899-052215-
236 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST
OVER THE WATERS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. IT WILL WEAKEN TUE AS A
COLD APPROACHES FROM THE N AND ENTERS THE N WATERS TUE NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS WED BEFORE DISSIPATING
WED NIGHT. MEANWHILE, A SURFACE TROUGH WILL PERSIST ALONG THE
COAST TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REBUILD ACROSS THE REGION THU AND THU
NIGHT, AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE N WATERS FRI NIGHT.
PZZ820-052215-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
236 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TONIGHT
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
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ920-052215-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
236 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 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 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ825-052215-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
236 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT EARLY, THEN,
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ925-052215-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
236 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 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 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ830-052215-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
236 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-052215-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
236 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ835-052215-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
236 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 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 9 FT.
PZZ935-052215-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
236 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 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 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-052215-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
236 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2025
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W 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
N TO NW WINDS 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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-052215-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
236 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW 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 10 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-052215-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
236 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 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
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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. SEAS 4 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 7 FT.
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