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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
231 PM 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

PZZ500-091030-
231 PM 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 southwest winds will gradually shift back to a
northwest breeze Thursday. Winds will increase to a strong
northwest breeze late Saturday, building rough seas by Sunday.
Disturbed conditions with periods of rain and gusty winds are
expected across the waters early next week.

$$

PZZ570-091030-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
231 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ571-091030-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
231 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ575-091030-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
231 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight
chance of drizzle late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.THU...NE wind around 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 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.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-091030-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
231 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ540-091030-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
231 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ545-091030-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
231 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

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

.....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.

$$

PZZ560-091030-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
231 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ565-091030-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
231 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ530-091030-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
231 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ531-091030-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
231 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW wind 15 to 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. A slight chance of drizzle.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind around 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.

$$

PZZ535-091030-
Monterey Bay-
231 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and
W 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle after
midnight.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight
chance of very light drizzle in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW 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 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 10 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to N 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 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: W 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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