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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
743 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 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.
PZZ899-170315-
743 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.
PZZ820-170315-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
743 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
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.
PZZ920-170315-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
743 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED
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 14 TO 23 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 18 TO 21 FT.
PZZ825-170315-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
743 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
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.
PZZ925-170315-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
743 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.
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.
PZZ830-170315-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
743 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
12 TO 17 FT.
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.
PZZ930-170315-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
743 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
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.
PZZ835-170315-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
743 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
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.
PZZ935-170315-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
743 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED
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.
PZZ840-170315-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
743 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
TODAY
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
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.
PZZ940-170315-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
743 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 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.
PZZ945-170315-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
743 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2025
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ISOLATED 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.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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