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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
248 PM PDT FRI JUL 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.
PZZ899-051115-
248 PM PDT FRI JUL 4 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE FAR NW PORTION TONIGHT THROUGH SAT, THEN WILL DIMINISH
SAT NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL REBUILD NW OF THE REGION SUN INTO MON
NIGHT, THEN WEAKEN TUE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW.
THE WEAKENING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS TUE NIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD NW OF THE WATERS WED INTO WED NIGHT.
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE INTO SAT
NIGHT, THEN SLOWLY STRENGTHEN SUN AND SUN NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN MON THROUGH TUE BEFORE SLOWLY STRENGTHENING TUE
NIGHT INTO WED NIGHT.
PZZ820-051115-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
248 PM PDT FRI JUL 4 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
PZZ920-051115-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
248 PM PDT FRI JUL 4 2025
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ825-051115-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
248 PM PDT FRI JUL 4 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
PZZ925-051115-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
248 PM PDT FRI JUL 4 2025
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
PZZ830-051115-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
248 PM PDT FRI JUL 4 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ930-051115-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
248 PM PDT FRI JUL 4 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ835-051115-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
248 PM PDT FRI JUL 4 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-051115-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
248 PM PDT FRI JUL 4 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-051115-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
248 PM PDT FRI JUL 4 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-051115-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
248 PM PDT FRI JUL 4 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-051115-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
248 PM PDT FRI JUL 4 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
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