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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
740 AM PST FRI DEC 12 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.
PZZ899-130315-
740 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT OFFSHORE FROM THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN COAST
TODAY INTO SAT, AND THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL REMAIN JUST W OF THE N WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT,
THEN WEAKEN SAT AND SAT NIGHT AS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF COLD
FRONTS MOVES ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE WATERS. THE
FIRST COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN ON SUN INTO SUN NIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE REBUILDS BRIEFLY ACROSS THE AREA, BUT ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE N PORTIONS OF THE REGION AGAIN DURING MON INTO
MON NIGHT, BEFORE DISSIPATING ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS ON TUE.
YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N WATERS TUE AND TUE
NIGHT.
PZZ820-130315-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
740 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
PZZ920-130315-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
740 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2025
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
PZZ825-130315-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
740 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ925-130315-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
740 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2025
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ830-130315-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
740 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ930-130315-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
740 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ835-130315-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
740 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2025
TODAY
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-130315-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
740 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-130315-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
740 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2025
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
PZZ940-130315-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
740 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2025
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-130315-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
740 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
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