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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
200 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 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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200 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

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

Light to moderate winds and seas continue across the coastal
waters through the end of the week. Seas build and fresh to strong
gusts develop over the weekend bringing hazardous conditions
across the coastal waters into the next work week.

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PZZ570-282115-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
200 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy dense fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
200 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON 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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PZZ575-282115-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
200 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt late
this morning and early afternoon, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.


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PZZ576-282115-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
200 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.


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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
200 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog until late afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
200 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W late this morning and
early afternoon, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas around 3 ft this
morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
5 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy
dense fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds
and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 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 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 18
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 2 to 4 feet at 18 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 1.5 kt at 08:52 AM Thursday and 2.3 kt at 08:35 PM
Thursday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
200 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW late this morning,
rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft this
morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog early this
morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S
2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds
and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
200 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 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-
200 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Patchy
dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.LABOR DAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
200 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight.
.LABOR DAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight.

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Monterey Bay-
200 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW late this morning,
backing to W this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog
this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.LABOR DAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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


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