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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
830 PM PDT FRI AUG 15 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.
PZZ899-161615-
830 PM PDT FRI AUG 15 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL PERSIST TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT, WEAKEN TUE AND TUE
NIGHT, THEN RESTRENGTHEN WED AND WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE S ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING
NEAR THE SOUTHERN WATERS SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
FROM THE NW ON SUN AND EXPAND SE THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE HIGH
WILL THEN PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH WED NIGHT.
PZZ820-161615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
830 PM PDT FRI AUG 15 2025
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 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.
PZZ920-161615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
830 PM PDT FRI AUG 15 2025
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
PZZ825-161615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
830 PM PDT FRI AUG 15 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
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 TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ925-161615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
830 PM PDT FRI AUG 15 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 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
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ830-161615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
830 PM PDT FRI AUG 15 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ930-161615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
830 PM PDT FRI AUG 15 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ835-161615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
830 PM PDT FRI AUG 15 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 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 7 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ935-161615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
830 PM PDT FRI AUG 15 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-161615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
830 PM PDT FRI AUG 15 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-161615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
830 PM PDT FRI AUG 15 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO 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.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-161615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
830 PM PDT FRI AUG 15 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
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.
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, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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