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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
301 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 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

PZZ500-162230-
301 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

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

Light to moderate winds continue through the weekend. Moderate
seas continue through the rest of the work week with some
rebuilding to become rough in the outer waters by Saturday.

$$

PZZ570-162230-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
301 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of drizzle. Patchy dense fog early this
morning. Areas of dense fog late this morning, then patchy dense
fog this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of drizzle.
Patchy dense fog.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of drizzle.
Patchy fog.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of drizzle.
Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-162230-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
301 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW this afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of drizzle. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of drizzle.
Patchy fog.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of drizzle.
Patchy fog.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of drizzle.
Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
A slight chance of drizzle.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 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 14 seconds.
.SUN...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 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-162230-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
301 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming around 5 kt this afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of drizzle. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of drizzle.
Patchy fog.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
A chance of drizzle.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of drizzle.
Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT 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.
.SUN...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. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-162230-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
301 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
A slight chance of drizzle.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle. Patchy fog.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
A slight chance of drizzle.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW 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.
.SUN...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.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-162230-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
301 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of drizzle. Areas
of dense fog.
.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of drizzle.
Areas of dense fog.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of drizzle. Areas
of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle. Areas of fog.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle. Areas of fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-162230-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
301 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of drizzle.
Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of drizzle. Patchy fog.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle. Patchy fog.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle. Patchy fog.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle. Patchy fog.
.FRI 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 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...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. Patchy fog.
.SUN...W 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. Patchy fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft
at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 14
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 3 to 5 feet at 14 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 2.5 kt at 08:48 AM Wednesday and 2.4 kt at 09:47 PM
Wednesday.

$$

PZZ560-162230-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
301 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy
dense fog.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and
S 3 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning.
Patchy fog.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI 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 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...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. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...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. Patchy fog.
.SUN 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 14 seconds. Patchy fog.

$$

PZZ565-162230-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
301 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt late. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle until late
afternoon. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of fog. A
slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle
in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU 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 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

$$

PZZ530-162230-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
301 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. A slight chance of drizzle.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. A slight chance of drizzle.
Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight
chance of very light drizzle.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.

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PZZ531-162230-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
301 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. A slight
chance of very light drizzle.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. A slight chance of very light drizzle.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog
in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

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PZZ535-162230-
Monterey Bay-
301 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning.
Patchy fog until late afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.THU...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds
and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning,
then patchy fog in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...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. Areas of
fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...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 7 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then
patchy fog in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog.

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


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