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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
823 AM PST Sat Feb 22 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 PST Sat Feb 22 2025

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

Winds and sea heights will remain relatively calm into early next
week. A new, moderate northwesterly swell enters the waters by
Tuesday of the upcoming week, causing seas to build up to 10 to
12 feet.

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PZZ570-230515-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
823 AM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW this afternoon.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. A slight
chance of rain late this morning and early afternoon. A chance of
rain late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
8 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
W 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to
11 to 15 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W
14 ft at 15 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft, subsiding to 12 to
13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W
14 ft at 15 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to
9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 14 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
W 9 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at
16 seconds. A chance of rain.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
823 AM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at
14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
rain in the evening.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at
12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to
9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W
12 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 13 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 14 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds and S
3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
823 AM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to
12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 13 seconds and W
11 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 14 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and
NW 12 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
823 AM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to
12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 11 ft
at 15 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft, building to 12 to
13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW
12 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 12 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
823 AM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt
this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. A
chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at
19 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
14 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in
the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 14 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft
at 15 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 14 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
823 AM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and
W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 13 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 10 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 13
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 6 to 8 ft at 13 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.8 kt at 11:05 AM Saturday and 1.0 kt at 12:50 AM
Sunday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
823 AM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 12 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...E wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to
10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW
4 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 13 seconds
and W 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 14 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 13 seconds and W 8 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
823 AM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to
10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds and SW
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft
at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and
W 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 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 PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around
5 kt late this morning, backing to SW this afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight
chance of rain in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
823 AM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around
5 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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Monterey Bay-
823 AM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and
W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and
W 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...E wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 12 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 12 seconds and W 7 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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


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