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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
856 PM PDT Thu May 8 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

PZZ500-091615-
856 PM PDT Thu May 8 2025

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

High pressure will build in from the north through Saturday
maintaining light to moderate northerly flow over the waters
heading into the weekend. Winds will be locally stronger north of
Point Reyes and along the Big Sur coast. Light rain will be
possible on Monday as a frontal passage moves across the region.
Moderate seas continue through the end of the forecast period.

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PZZ570-091615-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
856 PM PDT Thu May 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...W wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

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PZZ571-091615-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
856 PM PDT Thu May 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

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PZZ575-091615-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
856 PM PDT Thu May 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to
6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

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PZZ576-091615-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
856 PM PDT Thu May 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to
10 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ540-091615-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
856 PM PDT Thu May 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW around 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of rain after midnight.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to
6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ545-091615-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
856 PM PDT Thu May 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...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.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 15
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 4 to 5 feet at 15 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 3.0 kt at 03:25 AM Friday and 1.5 kt at 03:20 PM
Friday.

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PZZ560-091615-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
856 PM PDT Thu May 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and
S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ565-091615-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
856 PM PDT Thu May 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ530-091615-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
856 PM PDT Thu May 8 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 15 kt, easing to around 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ531-091615-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
856 PM PDT Thu May 8 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ535-091615-
Monterey Bay-
856 PM PDT Thu May 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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


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