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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
854 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 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

PZZ500-090430-
854 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

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

Gentle to moderate SW winds will gradually shift back to a NW
breeze Thursday. Winds will increase to a strong NW breeze late
Saturday, building rough seas by Sunday. Disturbed conditions
with periods of rain and gusty winds are expected early next week.

$$

PZZ570-090430-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
854 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at
13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance
of rain after midnight.
.FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N
11 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.

$$

PZZ571-090430-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
854 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle
in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain
in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S
3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.

$$

PZZ575-090430-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
854 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in
the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to
9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-090430-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
854 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
S 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI 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 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-090430-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
854 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle
in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at
11 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. A
chance of rain after midnight.

$$

PZZ545-090430-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
854 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at
12 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in
the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 13 to 15
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR... ACROSS THE BAR...Maximum ebb current of 4.6 kt
at 05:36 PM Wednesday and 1.8 kt at 06:31 AM Thursday.

$$

PZZ560-090430-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
854 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N 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 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 4 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 10 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-090430-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
854 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at
13 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to N 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-090430-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
854 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. A slight chance of drizzle after
midnight.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. A chance of rain after midnight.


$$

PZZ531-090430-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
854 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt.

$$

PZZ535-090430-
Monterey Bay-
854 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft this
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and
W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to N 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

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


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