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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
825 AM PDT WED JUL 16 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.
PZZ899-170445-
825 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED TO THE W
AND NW OF THE WATERS TODAY WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN WHILE SHIFTING
FARTHER W THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ALONG THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. THE
CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DRIFT FARTHER W AND NW OF THE
AREA WHILE EXTENDING A RIDGE E AND SE ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL
WATERS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE COASTAL TROUGH WILL
REESTABLISH ALONG THE N AND CENTRAL AREAS BY LATER SAT AND SAT
NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
PZZ820-170445-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
825 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ920-170445-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
825 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ825-170445-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
825 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ925-170445-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
825 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ830-170445-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
825 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ930-170445-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
825 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ835-170445-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
825 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2025
TODAY
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ935-170445-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
825 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ840-170445-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
825 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2025
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ940-170445-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
825 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2025
TODAY
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ945-170445-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
825 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2025
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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