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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
824 PM 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.
PZZ899-251615-
824 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL
PERSIST ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST TONIGHT INTO SUN, EXPAND N SUN
NIGHT AND MON, AND THEN SLOWLY STRENGTHEN MON NIGHT THROUGH WED
NIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE S PORTION
TONIGHT INTO SUN NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OVER THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT, THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT NIGHT AND SUN WHILE PULLING A
COLD FRONT OVER THE AREA. THE COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL WATERS SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E ACROSS
THE AREA SUN NIGHT AND MON, GRADUALLY WEAKEN MON NIGHT AND TUE
WHILE DRIFTING SW, THEN CONTINUE WED AND WED NIGHT. YET ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS TUE NIGHT
INTO WED WHILE WEAKENING. THE NAVTEX TRANSMITTER IN CAMBRIA IS
PARTIALLY DEGRADED AT THIS TIME. TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE, AND ARE
WORKING ON A RESOLUTION.
PZZ820-251615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
824 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 16 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 S TO SW. SEAS 13 TO
22 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
13 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
PZZ920-251615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
824 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 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 S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO
17 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
PZZ825-251615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
824 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
TONIGHT
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 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 18 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
13 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
PZZ925-251615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
824 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
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 SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
13 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
PZZ830-251615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
824 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
12 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 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 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
PZZ930-251615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
824 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
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 W TO SW. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
PZZ835-251615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
824 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WED
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
PZZ935-251615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
824 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 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
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
PZZ840-251615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
824 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
TONIGHT
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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ940-251615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
824 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO 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 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ945-251615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
824 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
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