513  
FZPN26 KWBC 170945  
OFFPZ6  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
245 AM PDT THU JUL 17 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.  
 
PZZ899-172300-  
245 AM PDT THU JUL 17 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 DRIFT FARTHER W AND NW OF THE AREA  
WHILE EXTENDING A WEAKENING RIDGE E AND SE ACROSS THE N AND  
CENTRAL WATERS FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE COASTAL TROUGH  
WILL REESTABLISH ALONG THE N AND CENTRAL AREAS BY LATER SAT AND  
SAT NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT.  
 
 
 
PZZ820-172300-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
245 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ920-172300-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
245 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ825-172300-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
245 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT EARLY,  
THEN, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ925-172300-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
245 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ830-172300-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
245 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ930-172300-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
245 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. 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 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 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  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ835-172300-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND  
150 NM OFFSHORE-  
245 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 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 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ935-172300-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM  
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
245 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N TO 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 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 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 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ840-172300-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM  
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
245 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 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 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ940-172300-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
245 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ945-172300-  
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-  
245 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N TO 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 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
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