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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
808 AM PST Wed Jan 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

PZZ500-090515-
808 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

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

Surface high pressure over the Great Basin will result in periods
of offshore winds across the bays and coastal waters through late
Thursday night. On Friday the high pressure system weakens while
a low pressure trough moves eastward across the Pacific Northwest.
Surface high pressure then rebuilds over the Great Basin during
the weekend. This will bring a return of offshore winds to the
bays and coastal waters over the weekend. Seas and gusty north
winds gradually abate during the remainder of the week then
increase again over the weekend.

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PZZ570-090515-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
808 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and N 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW
14 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 9 seconds, NW 14 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at
18 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 8 seconds, NW 13 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

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PZZ571-090515-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
808 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, backing to NW late. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, SW
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to
9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 9 seconds and
NW 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 9 seconds, NW 13 ft at 13 seconds and SW 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 8 seconds, NW 12 ft at 13 seconds and S 4 ft at
18 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 6 seconds, NW 11 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

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PZZ575-090515-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
808 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt early this
afternoon, then becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at
13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and
NW 11 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 11 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 11 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at
18 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 11 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

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PZZ576-090515-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
808 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 7 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI...E wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at
13 seconds and NW 7 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to
8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and
NW 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 11 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 11 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at
18 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 6 seconds, NW 10 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

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PZZ540-090515-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
808 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 13 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds, W 10 ft at 14 seconds and SW 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 5 ft at
18 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 12 seconds and S 5 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

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PZZ545-090515-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
808 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, backing to NW early this afternoon, rising to 10 to
15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 6 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W
8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W
7 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
12 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 17 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 3.3 kt at 11:16 AM Wednesday and 1.2 kt at 11:55 PM
Wednesday.

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PZZ560-090515-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
808 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

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

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PZZ565-090515-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
808 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 6 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 6 ft at
17 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
8 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds, S 5 ft at 13 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds, W 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 4 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
7 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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PZZ530-090515-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
808 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW late. Waves around
2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to S around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ531-090515-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
808 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt late this
morning, veering to W early this afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt
late. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.THU...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt, rising to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ535-090515-
Monterey Bay-
808 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 15 seconds.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 13 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and
W 5 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 13 seconds and
W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at
18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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


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