60+ Miles Offshore

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FZPN26 KWBC 010950
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
250 AM PDT Wed Oct 1 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.

PZZ899-012230-
250 AM PDT Wed Oct 1 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will continue to
drift S today through Fri before moving S of the area. High
pressure will build E into the waters Thu into Fri before
weakening Fri night. A trough will form along the California
coast Fri night, persist through Sat night, then shift N along
the coast Sun and Sun night.

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PZZ820-012230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Wed Oct 1 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-012230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Wed Oct 1 2025

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 16 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ825-012230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Wed Oct 1 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW early, then,
becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
11 to 12 ft.
.THU...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ925-012230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Wed Oct 1 2025

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

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PZZ830-012230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Wed Oct 1 2025

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ930-012230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Wed Oct 1 2025

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable early,
then, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 10 to
11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-012230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Wed Oct 1 2025

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt
early, then, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-012230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Wed Oct 1 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

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PZZ840-012230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Wed Oct 1 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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PZZ940-012230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Wed Oct 1 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-012230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
250 AM PDT Wed Oct 1 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Hyde. Ocean Prediction Center.

NWS PZ6 Office Offshore Forecast