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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
241 AM PDT Mon Jul 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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241 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

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

A weak and nearly stationary surface trough will remain located
over the coastal waters and offshore waters today. Otherwise
surface winds continue onshore across the bays. Localized
hazardous marine conditions in the form of strong northerly
breezes and very rough seas will be present today and Tuesday for
the northern outer waters. Aside from that, a gentle to moderate
breeze with moderate to rough seas will prevail through Thursday.

$$

PZZ570-142215-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
241 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW late. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
Patchy dense fog until late afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to
11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S
3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance
of drizzle.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
241 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog until
late afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.TUE...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft
at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...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.

$$

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
241 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog
this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy dense
fog.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.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.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
241 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW this afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...W 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 slight chance of
drizzle. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft
at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.WED...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...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.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
241 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt late. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A slight chance of drizzle after
midnight.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the evening.
.THU...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
241 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog
this morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A
slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 8
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 4 to 5 feet at 8 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 3.3 kt at 07:07 AM Monday and 1.8 kt at 08:10 PM
Monday.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
241 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming SW around 5 kt late
this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.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.

$$

PZZ565-142215-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
241 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning. A slight chance of drizzle.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...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.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 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-
241 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI 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-
241 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.

$$

PZZ535-142215-
Monterey Bay-
241 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance
of drizzle this morning. Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A slight chance of drizzle
after midnight.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the
morning. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.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 after midnight.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

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


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