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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
222 AM PDT THU MAY 29 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.
PZZ899-292245-
222 AM PDT THU MAY 29 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A COLD FRONT MOVING SE OVER THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS EARLY TODAY WILL REACH THE CENTRAL
WATERS LATER TODAY, AND THEN DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD FROM THE NORTHERN WATERS NORTHWARD IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT TODAY, PERSIST TONIGHT, AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN FRI. A
COASTAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO
FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
WATERS FRI NIGHT, MOVE S OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS SAT INTO SAT
NIGHT, AND THEN LIKELY DISSIPATE OVER THE S WATERS SUN. A STRONG
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND REMAIN
CENTERED JUST TO THE W AND NW OF THE WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO MON
NIGHT. A COASTAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN LATER SAT
INTO MON NIGHT.
PZZ820-292245-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
222 AM PDT THU MAY 29 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
PZZ920-292245-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
222 AM PDT THU MAY 29 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 21 FT.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
PZZ825-292245-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
222 AM PDT THU MAY 29 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
PZZ925-292245-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
222 AM PDT THU MAY 29 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT AND SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
PZZ830-292245-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
222 AM PDT THU MAY 29 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
PZZ930-292245-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
222 AM PDT THU MAY 29 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO
19 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
15 TO 20 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
PZZ835-292245-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
222 AM PDT THU MAY 29 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
PZZ935-292245-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
222 AM PDT THU MAY 29 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO
17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
PZZ840-292245-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
222 AM PDT THU MAY 29 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
PZZ940-292245-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
222 AM PDT THU MAY 29 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
PZZ945-292245-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
222 AM PDT THU MAY 29 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
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