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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
231 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 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

PZZ500-291030-
231 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

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

Light winds and seas continue across the coastal waters through
the end of the week. Increasing wave heights and fresh to strong
gusts develop through the weekend, bringing hazardous conditions
across the coastal waters into next week.

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PZZ570-291030-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
231 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy dense fog late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight
chance of very light drizzle after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of very
light drizzle in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN 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 12 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...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.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.


$$

PZZ571-291030-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
231 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt late. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. Patchy fog this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON 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 15 seconds.

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PZZ575-291030-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
231 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt late
this morning and early afternoon, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 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 15 seconds. A slight chance of
very light drizzle after midnight. Patchy dense fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds
and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle
in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of
very light drizzle after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of very
light drizzle in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-291030-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
231 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

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

$$

PZZ540-291030-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
231 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW 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: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...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 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 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. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-291030-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
231 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W late this morning and
early afternoon, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas around 3 ft this
morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. A
slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. Patchy dense
fog.
.FRI 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 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening. A slight chance of very light drizzle.
.SAT...NW 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 6 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN 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 17 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 18
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 2 to 4 feet at 18 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 2.3 kt at 08:35 PM Thursday and 1.1 kt at 09:45 AM
Friday.

$$

PZZ560-291030-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
231 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW late this morning,
rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft this
morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog until late
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening,
then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of very light
drizzle after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds
and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI 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 and S
2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle after
midnight.
.SAT...NW 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 6 seconds and
S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and
S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ565-291030-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
231 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 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 around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Patchy dense fog. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.FRI...NW 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 5 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...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.

$$

PZZ530-291030-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
231 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Patchy
dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.LABOR DAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.

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PZZ531-291030-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
231 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt late
this morning, veering to NW early this afternoon, becoming W
10 to 15 kt late.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight.
.LABOR DAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight.

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PZZ535-291030-
Monterey Bay-
231 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW late this morning,
backing to W this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog
this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog. A slight chance of very light
drizzle after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...NW 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 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT 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 6 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

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


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