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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
845 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

Central California Coast from Point Arena to Point Piedras
Blancas out to 60 NM, including Monterey Bay, Greater Farallones,
and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries

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845 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...

Expect mostly light to moderate winds accompanied by low to
moderate seas will prevail through early Wednesday before winds
begin to build in the northern outer waters. Winds and seas continue
to increase in the mid week and again into the next work week.
Drizzle chances affect the waters Wednesday and Thursday with
chances for light rain affecting the northern waters late Thursday
through early Saturday.

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PZZ570-080415-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
845 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
very light drizzle after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after
midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 11 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and
S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas around 9 ft, building to
10 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds
and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.

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PZZ571-080415-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
845 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in
the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S
3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
845 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this
morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, veering to W after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle
in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S
3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to
9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and
S 3 ft at 11 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
845 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of very
light drizzle.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
very light drizzle.
.THU...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle
in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and
S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-080415-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
845 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW late this morning,
rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.WED...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
very light drizzle after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very
light drizzle in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. Patchy fog in
the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. Patchy fog.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
845 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW late this morning and
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.WED...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
very light drizzle.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light
drizzle in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...

ACROSS THE BAR... ACROSS THE BAR...Maximum ebb current of 4.2 kt
at 05:02 PM Tuesday and 2.1 kt at 05:44 AM Wednesday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
845 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this
morning.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A slight chance of
very light drizzle.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
very light drizzle.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind around 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
845 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. A slight chance of very light drizzle.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
very light drizzle.
.THU...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to N 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
845 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW late this morning and
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.WED...SW wind 15 to 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. A slight chance of very light
drizzle after midnight.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
845 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. A slight chance of very light
drizzle after midnight.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt.

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Monterey Bay-
845 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. A slight chance of very light drizzle.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of very light
drizzle.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to N 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.

Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


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