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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
123 PM PST WED DEC 17 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.
PZZ899-181045-
123 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE S ACROSS THE WATERS EARLY TONIGHT WHILE WEAKENING, THEN
FINALLY DISSIPATE FRI NEAR THE SOUTHERN WATERS. LOW PRESSURE
WILL LIFT A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE NW WATERS TONIGHT, WITH A
TRAILING COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE WATERS THU. A HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE WILL REFORM OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT,
THEN SHIFT S FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. THE AFOREMENTIONED
COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS THU
NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE STALLING LATER FRI NIGHT OR SAT
OVER THE CENTRAL PORTIONS. THE FRONT WILL RETURN N AS A WARM
FRONT AND LIFT ACROSS THE WATERS SAT THROUGH SUN. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT NIGHT, THEN SWEEP SE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MON BEFORE STALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PORTIONS MON AND MON NIGHT.
PZZ820-181045-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
123 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN,
BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
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 13 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
PZZ920-181045-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
123 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO
20 KT, THEN, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
PZZ825-181045-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
123 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT,
THEN, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ925-181045-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
123 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT,
THEN, 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
PZZ830-181045-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
123 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ930-181045-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
123 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
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 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ835-181045-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
123 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ935-181045-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
123 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-181045-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
123 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 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 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO 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.
MON
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
PZZ940-181045-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
123 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N TO NW 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 W TO SW. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ945-181045-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
123 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 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 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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