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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
240 PM 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.
PZZ899-171015-
240 PM 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. LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI, A
COLD FRONT WILL CREEP INTO NORTHERN WATERS, ACCELERATING S INTO
THE CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. 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. THE LOW
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW WATERS SUN WHILE PUSHING A COLD FRONT SE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
PZZ820-171015-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
240 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 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 8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ920-171015-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
240 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
PZZ825-171015-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
240 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ925-171015-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
240 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ830-171015-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
240 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
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 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ930-171015-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
240 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
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 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. 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. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ835-171015-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
240 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ935-171015-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
240 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ840-171015-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
240 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 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 10 TO 20 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.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
PZZ940-171015-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
240 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ945-171015-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
240 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 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 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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