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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
749 AM PST TUE DEC 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.
PZZ899-170330-
749 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. MEANWHILE, HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS WILL EXTEND A RIDGE NE ACROSS
MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
S ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT, BRIEFLY STALL ACROSS THE
CENTRAL WATERS WED, THEN LIFT BACK N THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS
AS A WARM FRONT WED NIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REFORM OVER
THE CENTRAL WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT WHILE A COLD FRONT MOVES
SLOWLY S INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT S FRI AND
FRI NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT ACCELERATES S INTO THE CENTRAL
WATERS. THE FRONT WILL SLOW AND WEAKEN SAT AND DISSIPATE BY EARLY
SAT NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN WATERS FROM
THE W LATE SAT NIGHT.
PZZ820-170330-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
749 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
PZZ920-170330-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
749 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ825-170330-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
749 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ925-170330-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
749 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
PZZ830-170330-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
749 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-170330-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
749 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ835-170330-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
749 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-170330-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
749 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-170330-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
749 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ940-170330-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
749 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ945-170330-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
749 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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