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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
250 AM PDT Sun Aug 31 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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250 AM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

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

Fresh to strong northwesterly breezes continue through the
weekend with strong gusts and thus hazardous conditions for small
craft across much of the waters. Moderate to fresh northwesterly
breezes will prevail Monday through Wednesday. Moderate seas
persist through Wednesday.

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PZZ570-312215-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
250 AM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...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 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.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU 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 15 seconds.

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PZZ571-312215-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
250 AM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 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 7 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE 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.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU 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 15 seconds.

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PZZ575-312215-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
250 AM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

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

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PZZ576-312215-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
250 AM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt late. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 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 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 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.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 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-
250 AM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 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.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 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 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW 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.

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PZZ545-312215-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
250 AM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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
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 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 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 17
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 3 to 4 feet at 17 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 0.6 kt at 11:43 AM Sunday and 1.6 kt at 10:30 PM
Sunday.

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PZZ560-312215-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
250 AM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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
SW 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 4 ft at 9 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 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.
.TUE 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.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 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: W
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU 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.

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PZZ565-312215-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
250 AM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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. Seas 4 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. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 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. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

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PZZ530-312215-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
250 AM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.LABOR DAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.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 5 to 10 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.

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PZZ531-312215-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
250 AM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

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

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PZZ535-312215-
Monterey Bay-
250 AM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 around 3 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...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.

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


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