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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
852 PM PDT THU AUG 14 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.
PZZ899-151615-
852 PM PDT THU AUG 14 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL PERSIST TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE ACROSS THE WATERS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT S TONIGHT
THROUGH FRI NIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT
WILL MOVE S INTO THE WATERS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT AND THEN
DISSIPATE NEAR THE SOUTHERN WATERS SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REBUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT SUN, AND
THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS SUN NIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH TUE
NIGHT.
PZZ820-151615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
852 PM PDT THU AUG 14 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ920-151615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
852 PM PDT THU AUG 14 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
PZZ825-151615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
852 PM PDT THU AUG 14 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ925-151615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
852 PM PDT THU AUG 14 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
PZZ830-151615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
852 PM PDT THU AUG 14 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ930-151615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
852 PM PDT THU AUG 14 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
PZZ835-151615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
852 PM PDT THU AUG 14 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-151615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
852 PM PDT THU AUG 14 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ840-151615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
852 PM PDT THU AUG 14 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-151615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
852 PM PDT THU AUG 14 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ945-151615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
852 PM PDT THU AUG 14 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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