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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
836 AM PST Sun Jan 19 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

PZZ500-200515-
836 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

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

Moderate seas and moderate northwest breezes prevail today with
high pressure continuing to support dry conditions and fog/low
clouds this evening. Strong offshore breezes will create
hazardous conditions for small craft Monday and Tuesday.

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PZZ570-200515-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
836 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 17 seconds.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, S
2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds.

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PZZ571-200515-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
836 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft
at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, S
2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds, S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds.

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PZZ575-200515-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
836 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 8 ft at
18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 7 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-200515-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
836 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to SE after midnight.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 7 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 6 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-200515-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
836 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 18 seconds.
Patchy dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 17 seconds.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 7 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-200515-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
836 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 15 seconds and
W 5 ft at 17 seconds.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...NE wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to
15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 10 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 ft at 20
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 20 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.6 kt at 08:45 AM Sunday and 1.8 kt at 08:39 PM
Sunday.

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PZZ560-200515-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
836 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 6 ft at
19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and
W 6 ft at 17 seconds.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 12 seconds.

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PZZ565-200515-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
836 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 15 seconds and W 7 ft at 18 seconds.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 12 seconds.

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PZZ530-200515-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
836 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...NE wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 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.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ531-200515-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
836 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt late. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around
2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ535-200515-
Monterey Bay-
836 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW late this morning,
then becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 4 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 15 seconds and W 4 ft at 17 seconds.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 13 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 12 seconds.

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


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