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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
836 AM PDT THU OCT 23 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.
PZZ899-240445-
836 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A COASTAL TROUGH WILL PERSIST
ALONG THE S AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY THROUGH FRI
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WATERS TODAY INTO
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT, THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL
WATERS SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN WATERS
FRI NIGHT AND WILL MOVE S THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WATERS SAT INTO SAT NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. THE COASTAL TROUGH
WILL SLOWLY START BUILDING OVER THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST ON
SAT NIGHT BEHIND THE WEAK COLD FRONT AND PERSIST INTO SUN NIGHT.
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN WATERS
LATE SAT INTO EARLY SAT NIGHT, THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE N WATERS
LATE SAT NIGHT AND SUN WHILE PUSHING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE
AREA. THE COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS BY
SUN NIGHT. YET ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE N
WATERS SUN NIGHT, THEN SLOW AND WEAKEN ACROSS THE N WATERS MON
AND MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE SOUTHERN WATERS
SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT.
PZZ820-240445-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 23 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
12 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ920-240445-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ825-240445-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ925-240445-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
PZZ830-240445-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ930-240445-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
TODAY
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ835-240445-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ935-240445-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ840-240445-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ940-240445-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ945-240445-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
836 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
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