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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
838 AM PDT WED SEP 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.
PZZ899-180415-
838 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A TROUGH, REMNANTS OF TROPICAL
STORM MARIO, WILL MOVE N INTO THE S WATERS TODAY THROUGH THU. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE N WATERS TODAY, THEN DISSIPATE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT, A TROUGH
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE N AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT AND
PERSIST THROUGH THU NIGHT, WHILE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
FROM THE W. THEN A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NEAR
THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST FRI AND SLIDE SLOWLY SW THROUGH SAT,
THEN DIMINISH INTO A TROUGH BY LATE SAT AND MOVE W OF THE
REGIONAL WATERS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N WATERS
SUN INTO SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL REFORM LATE SAT NIGHT
ALONG THE N AND CENTRAL COAST, AS RIDGING BECOMES ESTABLISHED
OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS, THEN PERSISTS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE
USCG TRANSMITTER AT POINT REYES CALIFORNIA IS EXPERIENCING
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WE
APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
PZZ820-180415-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
838 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ920-180415-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
838 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 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 TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ825-180415-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
838 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ925-180415-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
838 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ830-180415-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
838 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ930-180415-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
838 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ835-180415-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
838 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ935-180415-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
838 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ840-180415-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
838 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
PZZ940-180415-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
838 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ945-180415-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
838 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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