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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
252 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 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

PZZ500-172215-
252 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

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

Expect light to moderate winds across the majority of the coastal
waters through this weekend. Gusty winds, potentially hazardous
to small craft, develop each afternoon and evening through the
Golden Gate and into the Delta as well as the favored coastal jets
along Pigeon Point and Big Sur. Moderate seas also continue
through the remainder of the work week, rebuilding to become rough
in the outer waters by Saturday.

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PZZ570-172215-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
252 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW late this morning and
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and
S 3 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle.
.TONIGHT...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. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 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 in the morning.
Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 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.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 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 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-172215-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
252 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle this morning.
.TONIGHT...W 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. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle
in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 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. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. 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 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds.

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PZZ575-172215-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
252 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...W 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
this morning.
.TONIGHT...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 after midnight.
.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 14 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 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 after midnight.
.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 14 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 13 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 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-172215-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
252 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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 after midnight.
.FRI...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 10 seconds and
S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...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 9 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 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 13 seconds.
.SUN 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 14 seconds.
.MON...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.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-172215-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
252 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog early
this morning. A slight chance of drizzle this morning.
.TONIGHT...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 after midnight.
.FRI...W 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. A slight chance of drizzle in
the morning. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.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.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 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 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 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 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-172215-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
252 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle this morning.
.TONIGHT...W 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 dense fog in
the evening. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle
in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 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 after midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds.
.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.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 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 3 to 4 feet at 18 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 2.0 kt at 09:55 AM Thursday and 2.8 kt at 10:40 PM
Thursday.

$$

PZZ560-172215-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
252 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W late this morning,
rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog late
this morning.
.TONIGHT...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.
.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 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN 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 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds.
.MON 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 7 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-172215-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
252 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening.
.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 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 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 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-172215-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
252 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.

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PZZ531-172215-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
252 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

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PZZ535-172215-
Monterey Bay-
252 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt. Seas around
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...W 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: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.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: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.

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


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