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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 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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258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025

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

Fresh to strong wind gusts will continue through the extended
weekend with gradually increasing wave heights. The gusty winds
and choppy seas will create hazardous conditions across our
coastal waters through the weekend into the beginning of the next
work week.

$$

PZZ570-302215-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 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 around 6 ft, building to
7 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE 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 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and
S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 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 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE 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 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-302215-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PZZ576-302215-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON 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 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...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.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON 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
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...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.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.

.....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 0.7 kt at 10:42 AM Saturday and 1.9 kt at 09:39 PM
Saturday.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 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 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...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.
.WED 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 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-302215-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 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 4 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, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED 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.

$$

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.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 10 to 15 kt.
.TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.

$$

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt late.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.LABOR DAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.WED...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.

$$

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Monterey Bay-
258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft this afternoon. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 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, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.

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


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