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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
302 PM 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.
PZZ899-241215-
302 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A COASTAL TROUGH WILL PERSIST
ALONG THE S AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT THROUGH FRI
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WATERS 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 AND ENTER THE NORTHERN WATERS
FRI NIGHT AND WILL MOVE S THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS INTO
SAT NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. THE COASTAL TROUGH WILL SLOWLY START
BUILDING OVER THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST SAT NIGHT AND
PERSIST THROUGH TUE 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. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE AREA SUN NIGHT, THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT S AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS
TUE, THEN BECOME STATIONARY NEAR THE CENTRAL WATERS TUE NIGHT.
PZZ820-241215-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
302 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 23 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
PZZ920-241215-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
302 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
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, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
15 TO 25 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
SUN
W 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 10 TO
13 FT.
MON
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
PZZ825-241215-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
302 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ925-241215-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
302 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO
15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 10 TO
13 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ830-241215-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
302 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 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
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ930-241215-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
302 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ835-241215-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
302 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 10 TO 11 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 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 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 9 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ935-241215-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
302 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N 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
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ840-241215-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
302 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 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.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
PZZ940-241215-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
302 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. 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 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ945-241215-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
302 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO 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 15 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 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
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