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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 25 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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210 AM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025

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

A moderate northwesterly breeze and moderate seas will prevail
through Tuesday. Low clouds with drizzle can be expected through
Saturday.

$$

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Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
drizzle.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE 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 12 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
drizzle.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the
morning.
.FRI 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 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
drizzle.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy drizzle.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
drizzle.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds. Patchy drizzle.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy drizzle.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 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 4 ft at 6 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 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 6 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
drizzle late.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 6 seconds. Patchy drizzle.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle after
midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds. Patchy drizzle.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 14
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 3 to 4 feet at 14 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 3.4 kt at 05:20 AM Friday and 1.9 kt at 06:11 PM
Friday.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 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 6 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.TUE 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 6 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds.

$$

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE 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-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025

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

$$

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Monterey Bay-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less.
Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy drizzle.
.FRI...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
6 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening,
then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds.
Patchy drizzle after midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds.

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


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