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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
859 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 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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859 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025

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

Moderate northwesterly breezes will continue through the end of
this week. A few gusts will be strong, favoring the outer waters
and south of Pigeon Point for the inner waters. A longer period
northwesterly swell arrives this weekend 7 to 10 feet at 15
seconds.

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PZZ570-171615-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
859 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late this
evening and early morning, easing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to
10 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 12 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 11 seconds and NW 14 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 11 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 14 seconds and N 12 ft at 17 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-171615-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
859 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 13 seconds
and NW 13 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 14 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-171615-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
859 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
13 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 9 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds
and S 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at
13 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 13 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-171615-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
859 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
14 seconds and NW 8 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 9 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 12 seconds and NW 11 ft at
16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 15 seconds
and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at
13 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 13 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-171615-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
859 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...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 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 12 seconds and
NW 9 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 15 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

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PZZ545-171615-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
859 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at
14 seconds and NW 7 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 10
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 10 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 2.0 kt at 02:00 AM Friday and 2.6 kt at 02:48 PM
Friday.

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PZZ560-171615-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
859 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 6 ft at
15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 7 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-171615-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
859 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 14 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 8 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

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PZZ530-171615-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
859 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
859 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this
evening, backing to S after midnight.
.FRI...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable.
.SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.

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PZZ535-171615-
Monterey Bay-
859 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
6 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at
12 seconds.

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


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