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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
220 AM PDT Sat Sep 6 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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220 AM PDT Sat Sep 6 2025

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

Gentle to moderate northwesterly breezes and moderate seas will
prevail through Wednesday. Locally strong gusts can be expected
with the afternoon sea breeze.

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PZZ570-062215-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
220 AM PDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW this afternoon. Seas
around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight.
Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning. A slight chance of very light drizzle.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle. Patchy dense fog. Rain likely after midnight.
.MON...S 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. A chance of drizzle. Rain
likely, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.


$$

PZZ571-062215-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
220 AM PDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW this afternoon. Seas
around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...SW 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. A slight chance of rain
and drizzle in the morning, then a chance of rain in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-062215-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
220 AM PDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W late. Seas around 4 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-062215-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
220 AM PDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
220 AM PDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of very
light drizzle in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
A slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning. Rain likely with a chance of drizzle.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-062215-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
220 AM PDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning, then a
chance of rain with a slight chance of drizzle in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 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 2.6 kt at 03:53 AM Saturday and 2.2 kt at 04:25 PM
Saturday.

$$

PZZ560-062215-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
220 AM PDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.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 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-062215-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
220 AM PDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 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 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S
2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-062215-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
220 AM PDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 10 to 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...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 20 kt in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. A slight chance of very light drizzle.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
220 AM PDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Patchy
dense fog after midnight.
.SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.WED...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

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Monterey Bay-
220 AM PDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight
chance of very light drizzle this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of very light
drizzle after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of very light
drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at
7 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight
chance of very light drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
2 ft at 7 seconds.

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


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