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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
950 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 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

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950 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

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

A gentle to moderate breeze with moderate to rough seas will
continue through Wednesday. Localized hazardous marine conditions
of strong northerly breezes and very rough seas at times will
continue through Wednesday for far northwestern portions of the
northern outer waters.

$$

PZZ570-131715-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
950 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the evening.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds
and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-131715-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
950 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.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 15 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
950 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the evening.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
950 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy
dense fog.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
950 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
dense fog.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
950 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 8
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 4 to 5 feet at 8 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 3.4 kt at 06:23 AM Sunday and 1.6 kt at 07:29 PM
Sunday.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
950 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy
dense fog.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...Light and variable winds, becoming SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt, rising to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
950 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy
dense fog.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the evening.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-131715-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
950 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

$$

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
950 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.

$$

PZZ535-131715-
Monterey Bay-
950 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt late this evening and
early morning, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy
dense fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
11 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...Light and variable winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

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


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