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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
321 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 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

PZZ500-062315-
321 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

A weak cold front will slowly move eastward across the coastal
waters later today and tonight. A WNW moderate to rough swell
will reach the coastal waters today and persist through Monday
before gradually abating through the week.

$$

PZZ570-062315-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
321 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 10 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain late
this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds, S 4 ft at 13 seconds and W 11 ft at
17 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 19 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...W 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.


$$

PZZ571-062315-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
321 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW this afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 8 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog
late this morning. A chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 4 ft at 16 seconds and NW 10 ft at
17 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 15 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
13 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
18 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-062315-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
321 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to
7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW
7 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 17 seconds and SW 4 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds and S 4 ft at
18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 8 ft at
13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
18 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-062315-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
321 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to
7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 14 seconds and NW 10 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 15 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 12 seconds and W 8 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds,
NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-062315-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
321 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to S around 5 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft this
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
rain early this afternoon. Rain late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 14 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft
at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-062315-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
321 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at 18 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 6 ft at
13 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED 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 and
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 15
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 15 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.9 kt at 11:59 AM Sunday and 1.6 kt at 01:31 AM
Monday.

$$

PZZ560-062315-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
321 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to
6 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 18 seconds and S 4 ft at
18 seconds.
.MON...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 19 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, S
3 ft at 10 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds, S 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
6 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-062315-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
321 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 16 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at
15 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW
7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 20 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-062315-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
321 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A
slight chance of rain.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

$$

PZZ531-062315-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
321 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

$$

PZZ535-062315-
Monterey Bay-
321 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 16 seconds and SW 3 ft at
17 seconds.
.MON...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at
18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, S
2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU 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 4 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.

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


$$