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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
222 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 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

PZZ500-081015-
222 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

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

Moderate height, long period swell from the WNW will continue
across the coastal waters. A secondary front will continue to pass
over the waters this afternoon, shifting winds from the SW to the
NNW and N by Tuesday morning. Winds will remain gentle to moderate
during this period for much of the waters, with fresh N winds
expected late Tue for the Point Pinos to Point Piedras forecast
areas. The long period swell will gradually abate through mid-
week before stronger NW winds arrive this coming weekend.

$$

PZZ570-081015-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
222 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave
Detail: W 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
10 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at
13 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft, building to 7 to
8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 19 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to
11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 18 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-081015-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
222 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave
Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 14 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at
14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.FRI...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 6 seconds and
S 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-081015-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
222 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and
S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 7 ft at
13 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and
S 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to
9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 18 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-081015-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
222 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds
and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas around 7 ft, building to
9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 17 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-081015-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
222 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and
SW 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
W 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...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 6 seconds and
S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-081015-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
222 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
W 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 12 seconds and
W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW
2 ft at 18 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 18
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 18 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 2.1 kt at 02:26 AM Tuesday and 2.0 kt at 02:29 PM
Tuesday.

$$

PZZ560-081015-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
222 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 12 seconds and
W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-081015-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
222 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 13 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW
7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-081015-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
222 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

$$

PZZ531-081015-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
222 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

$$

PZZ535-081015-
Monterey Bay-
222 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
W 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at
11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.

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


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