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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
148 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
CALIFORNIA WATERS-
INNER WATERS FROM 60 NM TO 150 NM OFFSHORE.
OUTER WATERS FROM 150 NM TO 250 NM O 9FFSHORE.
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.
PZZ899-162145-
148 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL
MOVE SE OVER THE S WATERS EARLY TODAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE NW. THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RATHER
QUICKLY SE OVER THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS TODAY, AND THEN REACH
THE S WATERS AND BEGIN TO SLOW TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS
NEAR THE COAST. THE LOW WILL DRIFT SE NEAR THE COAST MON AS THE
FRONT CROSSES THE REMAINDER OF THE S WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD TO THE W OF THE AREA MON NIGHT INTO TUE AS A WEAKENING LOW
LINGERS NEAR THE COAST. THE HIGH WILL BUILD OVER THE N WATERS
LATE TUE INTO TUE NIGHT AS THE LOW PASSES JUST E AND SE OF THE S
WATERS. THE HIGH WILL DISSIPATE EARLY WED AS ANOTHER STRONG COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W AND NW. THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE E AND SE OVER THE N WATERS LATE WED, CROSS THE CENTRAL
WATERS WED NIGHT, AND REACH THE S WATERS EARLY THU. THE FRONT
WILL PASS SE OF THE S WATERS LATE THU AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO
THE W OF THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL REMAIN CENTERED TO THE W OF THE
REGION THU NIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FORMS NEAR THE COAST.
A SERIES OF SECONDARY COLD FRONT OR LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS WILL
CROSS THE N WATERS THU INTO THU NIGHT.
PZZ820-162145-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
148 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT, THEN,
BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 18 FT. RAIN LIKELY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
PZZ920-162145-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
148 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN, THEN
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO
11 TO 18 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 23 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 18 TO 21 FT.
PZZ825-162145-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
148 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT, THEN,
BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO
16 FT. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT.
PZZ925-162145-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
148 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W, THEN, BECOMING W TO NW
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT.
PZZ830-162145-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
148 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN,
THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. AREAS OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
12 TO 17 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS, OTHERWISE SHOWERS LIKELY.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
PZZ930-162145-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
148 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
PZZ835-162145-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
148 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. AREA OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
PZZ935-162145-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
148 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SHOWERS.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
PZZ840-162145-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
148 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS, OTHERWISE SHOWERS LIKELY.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
PZZ940-162145-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
148 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
PZZ945-162145-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
148 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
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