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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
843 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 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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843 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

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

Strong northwesterly winds over the outer waters will continue
through Wednesday with gale force gusts expected over the
northern outer waters. Rough seas will be expected in the outer
waters through Wednesday. Moderate northwesterly winds and
moderate seas will prevail Thursday through Saturday with a chance
for light rain or drizzle Friday.

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PZZ570-230415-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
843 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning.
Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft
at 18 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft, building to
5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft
at 18 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
843 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 10 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 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain in the
afternoon.
.FRI 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 17 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft
at 18 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
843 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
18 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 6 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
843 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

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

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

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
843 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 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 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 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 SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
843 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W late this morning and
early afternoon, then becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.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. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...

ACROSS THE BAR... ACROSS THE BAR...Maximum ebb current of 1.9 kt
at 12:45 PM Tuesday and 2.0 kt at 01:48 AM Wednesday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
843 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.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. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to
6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 18 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
843 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW late this morning,
veering to W this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy dense fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 11 seconds.
.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. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 18 seconds.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
843 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

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

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
843 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 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. A
chance of rain.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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Monterey Bay-
843 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog
this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 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.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...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 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of rain after midnight.
.SAT...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 8 seconds.
.SAT 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 8 seconds.

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


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