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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
816 AM PDT Tue Jul 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

PZZ500-090415-
816 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

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

A gentle southerly breeze and moderate seas will prevail today.
Winds will strengthen and veer to become moderate and northerly by
Wednesday with further strengthening to become fresh to strong on
Thursday and into the weekend. Significant wave heights will be
rough to very rough Thursday through Saturday for the outer
waters.

$$

PZZ570-090415-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
816 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle
this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to
9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-090415-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
816 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S in the afternoon. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-090415-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
816 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to
6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-090415-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
816 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early
this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-090415-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
816 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PZZ545-090415-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
816 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 17
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 4 to 5 feet at 17 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 0.9 kt at 03:52 PM Tuesday and 2.9 kt at 03:21 AM
Wednesday.

$$

PZZ560-090415-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
816 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 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 5 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-090415-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
816 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense
fog early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED 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 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ530-090415-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
816 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

$$

PZZ531-090415-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
816 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W early this afternoon,
rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

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PZZ535-090415-
Monterey Bay-
816 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog early
this morning. A slight chance of drizzle this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight
chance of drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

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


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