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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
842 AM PDT Tue Oct 14 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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842 AM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

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

Surface low currently centered near Point Sur will promote
isolated showers across the waters today. Cannot rule out an
isolated thunderstorm south of Pigeon Point through this
afternoon. Hazardous seas will persist with seas over 10 feet over
the outer waters. Overall conditions will gradually improve late
Tuesday into Wednesday.

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Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
842 AM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas
9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to
10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 10 ft
at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
842 AM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W late. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A
chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
14 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
842 AM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
842 AM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming around 5 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly
this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
14 seconds and NW 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
842 AM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to S this afternoon. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. Rain likely early this morning, then a chance of rain
late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, backing to E after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to S around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 6 ft at
15 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
842 AM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW 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.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
13 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 15 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 10
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 10 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.2 kt at 11:52 AM Tuesday and 2.1 kt at 11:07 PM
Tuesday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
842 AM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TODAY...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED 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 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
842 AM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW late. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Showers with a slight chance of tstms early this morning, then a
chance of rain late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 15 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
842 AM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE late this morning,
backing to SW this afternoon. Rain likely, mainly this morning.
.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. A slight chance of rain.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
842 AM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SE late this morning,
veering to W this afternoon. A chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. A
slight chance of rain in the evening.
.WED...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
.FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming N around 5 kt in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable.

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Monterey Bay-
842 AM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to E after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.

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


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