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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
212 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 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

PZZ500-102215-
212 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025

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

A gentle to moderate breeze and moderate seas will prevail through
Tuesday with diurnally driven afternoon sea breeze gusts up to 25
knots through the Delta. Winds increase and seas build Wednesday
with fresh to strong northwesterly breezes and rough seas on tap
for the outer waters and coastal jet regions.

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PZZ570-102215-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
212 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
18 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
9 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to
8 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S
4 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
212 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt late. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at
18 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
12 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE 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 16 seconds.
.WED...NW 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.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds.

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PZZ575-102215-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
212 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt late. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy dense fog until late afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW 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.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
3 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-102215-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
212 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog
until late afternoon.
.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 17 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON 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 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE 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.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing 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.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
212 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW late. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. A
slight chance of drizzle early this morning. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A
slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
212 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle early this morning. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A
slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W 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...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 20
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 4 to 6 feet at 20 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 3.2 kt at 05:41 AM Sunday and 2.1 kt at 06:16 PM
Sunday.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
212 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W late this morning,
rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense
fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and
S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 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 3 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED 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.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-102215-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
212 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and
S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and
S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 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: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...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.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-102215-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
212 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 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 10 to 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
212 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.MON...NW 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, becoming NW 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 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

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PZZ535-102215-
Monterey Bay-
212 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. A slight
chance of drizzle early this morning. Patchy dense fog early this
morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the
morning.
.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 and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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


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