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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
835 PM 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.
PZZ899-181630-
835 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN
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. 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 WHILE MOVING W OF
THE REGIONAL WATERS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N
WATERS SUN INTO SUN NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL REFORM LATE SAT NIGHT
ALONG THE N AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST, AS RIDGING BECOMES
ESTABLISHED OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS, THEN PERSISTS THROUGH MON
NIGHT.
PZZ820-181630-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
835 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ920-181630-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
835 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N 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 TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ825-181630-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
835 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ925-181630-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
835 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ830-181630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
835 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ930-181630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
835 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N 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 6 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ835-181630-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
835 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ935-181630-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
835 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 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. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
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 6 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ840-181630-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
835 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
PZZ940-181630-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
835 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 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 TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
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 6 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ945-181630-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
835 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. RAIN.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 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
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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