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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
255 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 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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255 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

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

Moderate to fresh northwest breezes prevail through Friday.
Moderate seas will prevail through Friday with occasional rough
seas in the outer waters. Winds decrease some on Saturday morning
and become gentle to moderate for the rest of the weekend.


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PZZ570-032215-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
255 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-032215-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
255 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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PZZ575-032215-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
255 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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PZZ576-032215-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
255 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
255 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 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 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
255 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 15
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 4 to 5 feet at 15 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 1.2 kt at 02:22 PM Wednesday and 1.9 kt at 02:14 AM
Thursday.

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PZZ560-032215-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
255 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
255 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
255 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
255 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.

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Monterey Bay-
255 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense
fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of drizzle in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.

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


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