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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
819 AM PDT Sun Jul 13 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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819 AM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025

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

Localized hazardous marine conditions in the form of strong
northerly breezes and very rough seas will be present Monday and
Tuesday for the northern outer waters. Aside from that, a gentle
to moderate breeze with moderate to rough seas will prevail
through Thursday.

$$

PZZ570-140430-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
819 AM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025

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

.TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S late this morning and
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 13 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, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 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.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of drizzle
after midnight.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. 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.

$$

PZZ571-140430-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
819 AM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW late. 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 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. Patchy dense fog.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds
and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to
6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and
S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of drizzle.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of drizzle.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-140430-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
819 AM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. 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 this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. 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 after midnight.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.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 14 seconds. A chance of drizzle.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of drizzle.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 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 around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-140430-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
819 AM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early
this morning. A slight chance of drizzle this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.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 14 seconds. A chance of drizzle.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of drizzle
after midnight.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 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 around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-140430-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
819 AM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025

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

$$

PZZ545-140430-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
819 AM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle 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.
.MON...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 in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...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.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.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 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW 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.
.THU...SW 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...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 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 1.6 kt at 07:29 PM Sunday and 3.3 kt at 07:07 AM
Monday.

$$

PZZ560-140430-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
819 AM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle this morning.
Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...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 fog.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.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 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW 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.
.THU...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-140430-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
819 AM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025

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

$$

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
819 AM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...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.

$$

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
819 AM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 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.

$$

PZZ535-140430-
Monterey Bay-
819 AM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming SW around 5 kt late
this morning, veering to W this 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 this morning. Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.MON...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy 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 13 seconds.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 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.
.THU...SE 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.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 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.

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


$$