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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
823 PM PDT Tue May 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

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823 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

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

Moderate to fresh northwest winds will continue over the northern
outer waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes through the night
before diminishing early Wednesday morning. Elsewhere, gentle
southerly winds will turn northwesterly through Wednesday morning.
Seas have subsided with moderate seas to continue through the end
of the forecast period. Northerly winds strengthen late this week
with widespread fresh to strong gusts expected through the end of
the forecast period.

$$

PZZ570-071615-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
823 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-071615-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
823 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU 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 16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-071615-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
823 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 5 ft in
the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-071615-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
823 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE late. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds
and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas around 7 ft, subsiding to 5 to
6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-071615-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
823 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N late. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-071615-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
823 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the evening.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds.

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 15
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 4 to 5 feet at 15 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 2.3 kt at 02:08 AM Wednesday and 1.7 kt at 01:55 PM
Wednesday.

$$

PZZ560-071615-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
823 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog late
this evening and overnight.
.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
16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and
S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI 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 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-071615-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
823 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-071615-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
823 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

$$

PZZ531-071615-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
823 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW late. Waves around
2 ft or less.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

$$

PZZ535-071615-
Monterey Bay-
823 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN 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 9 seconds.

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


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