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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
823 AM PDT Wed Jun 25 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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823 AM PDT Wed Jun 25 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 with near-gale force gusts
will prevail through the week. Gale force gusts can be expected
near the coastal jet regions of Point Reyes and Point Sur on
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Moderate to rough seas will
prevail through the week.

$$

PZZ570-260415-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
823 AM PDT Wed Jun 25 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Occasional gusts up to 35 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 25 kt. Occasional gusts up to 35 kt
in the evening. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...N 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.
.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.

$$

PZZ571-260415-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
823 AM PDT Wed Jun 25 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-260415-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
823 AM PDT Wed Jun 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
823 AM PDT Wed Jun 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
823 AM PDT Wed Jun 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to
35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7
seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing
to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8
ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
823 AM PDT Wed Jun 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with occasional gusts up to 35
kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 9 seconds.

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 9
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 4 to 6 feet at 9 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 1.3 kt at 05:31 PM Wednesday and 4.0 kt at 05:00 AM
Thursday.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
823 AM PDT Wed Jun 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8
seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt through this
evening, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-260415-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
823 AM PDT Wed Jun 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8
seconds. Patchy dense fog late.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.

$$

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
823 AM PDT Wed Jun 25 2025

.REST OF TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.THU...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

$$

PZZ531-260415-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
823 AM PDT Wed Jun 25 2025

.REST OF TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.

$$

PZZ535-260415-
Monterey Bay-
823 AM PDT Wed Jun 25 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense
fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9
seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...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 after midnight.

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


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