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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
228 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 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.
PZZ899-242215-
228 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A COASTAL TROUGH WILL PERSIST
ALONG THE S AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO A COLD FRONT MOVING SE OVER THE
NORTHERN WATERS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT, THEN DISSIPATING OVER THE
CENTRAL WATERS SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH AND ENTER
THE NORTHERN WATERS LATER TONIGHT 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,
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.
PZZ820-242215-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
228 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 23 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
PZZ920-242215-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
228 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
15 TO 26 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
14 TO 22 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
PZZ825-242215-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
228 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ925-242215-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
228 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO
19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 13 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ830-242215-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
228 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
11 TO 14 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-242215-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
228 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ835-242215-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
228 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ935-242215-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
228 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ840-242215-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
228 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ940-242215-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
228 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 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 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ945-242215-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
228 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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