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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
840 PM PDT SUN AUG 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.
PZZ899-181615-
840 PM PDT SUN AUG 17 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL PERSIST TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT, WEAKEN TUE AND TUE
NIGHT, RESTRENGTHEN WED THROUGH THU NIGHT, THEN PERSIST THROUGH
FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE SOUTHERN WATERS EARLY
TONIGHT, THEN DISSIPATE MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE NW
TODAY BEHIND THE FRONT AND EXPAND SE THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE HIGH
WILL THEN PERSIST ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE
SLOWLY DRIFTING W.
PZZ820-181615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
840 PM PDT SUN AUG 17 2025
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ920-181615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
840 PM PDT SUN AUG 17 2025
TONIGHT
W 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 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.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
PZZ825-181615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
840 PM PDT SUN AUG 17 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 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 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ925-181615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
840 PM PDT SUN AUG 17 2025
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ830-181615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
840 PM PDT SUN AUG 17 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
MON
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 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 9 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-181615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
840 PM PDT SUN AUG 17 2025
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ835-181615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
840 PM PDT SUN AUG 17 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-181615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
840 PM PDT SUN AUG 17 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 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.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ840-181615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
840 PM PDT SUN AUG 17 2025
TONIGHT
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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-181615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
840 PM PDT SUN AUG 17 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-181615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
840 PM PDT SUN AUG 17 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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