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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
729 PM PDT FRI SEP 12 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.
PZZ899-131615-
729 PM PDT FRI SEP 12 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL
PERSIST JUST INLAND FROM THE CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT THROUGH SUN
NIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE SLOWLY E AND SE INTO THE
REGION TONIGHT INTO SAT NIGHT, THEN WEAKEN SUN. ALSO A COLD FRONT
WILL PASS OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT THROUGH SUN BEFORE
DISSIPATING SUN NIGHT. THEN MON THROUGH MON NIGHT HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD FROM THE W WHILE A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH BUILDS ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA COAST LINE. THESE FEATURES WILL WEAKEN TUE AND TUE
NIGHT. A WEAK FRONT WILL LIKELY PASS OVER THE WATERS WED AND WED
NIGHT. AN INLAND TROUGH WILL REBUILD AND STRENGTHEN WED AND WED
NIGHT.
PZZ820-131615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
729 PM PDT FRI SEP 12 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
PZZ920-131615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
729 PM PDT FRI SEP 12 2025
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ825-131615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
729 PM PDT FRI SEP 12 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
PZZ925-131615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
729 PM PDT FRI SEP 12 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ830-131615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
729 PM PDT FRI SEP 12 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-131615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
729 PM PDT FRI SEP 12 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ835-131615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
729 PM PDT FRI SEP 12 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-131615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
729 PM PDT FRI SEP 12 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-131615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
729 PM PDT FRI SEP 12 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
PZZ940-131615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
729 PM PDT FRI SEP 12 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ945-131615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
729 PM PDT FRI SEP 12 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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