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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
229 PM PDT Fri Jun 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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229 PM PDT Fri Jun 6 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 southerly breeze continues across the
coastal waters before becoming more westerly on Saturday. Diurnal
effects will bring a fresh to strong SW breeze to the San
Francisco Bay over the next couple afternoons. Otherwise
conditions will be favorable through early next week when winds
start to build and a long period southwesterly swell arrives.
Winds and seas will rebuild more substantially mid to late next
week.

$$

PZZ570-071015-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
229 PM PDT Fri Jun 6 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas around 11 ft, building to
12 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-071015-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
229 PM PDT Fri Jun 6 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog
late.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-071015-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
229 PM PDT Fri Jun 6 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt late
this evening and early morning, backing to SW late. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 11 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-071015-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
229 PM PDT Fri Jun 6 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-071015-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
229 PM PDT Fri Jun 6 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog
late.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SAT 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 15 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-071015-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
229 PM PDT Fri Jun 6 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at
18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 4 ft at 11 seconds.

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 10
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 6 to 8 feet at 10 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 2.9 kt at 02:45 AM Saturday and 1.0 kt at 02:46 PM
Saturday.

$$

PZZ560-071015-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
229 PM PDT Fri Jun 6 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-071015-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
229 PM PDT Fri Jun 6 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON 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 7 seconds and S
3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE 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 8 seconds and S
3 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-071015-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
229 PM PDT Fri Jun 6 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt through this
evening.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
30 kt in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.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.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.

$$

PZZ531-071015-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
229 PM PDT Fri Jun 6 2025

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

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
25 kt in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

$$

PZZ535-071015-
Monterey Bay-
229 PM PDT Fri Jun 6 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and
W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.

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


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