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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
817 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 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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817 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

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

Low pressure and cold air aloft will result in a few additional
showers across the waters through sunset. Otherwise dry northerly
winds will return to the waters tonight through the weekend.

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Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
817 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 10 ft
at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
817 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW late. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED 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 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
14 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
817 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to
7 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
817 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
14 seconds and NW 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
817 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of showers this evening.
.WED...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...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 13 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
817 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.WED...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
13 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 10
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 10 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 2.1 kt at 11:07 PM Tuesday and 1.6 kt at 01:00 PM
Wednesday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
817 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S late this evening and
early morning, backing to SE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance
of showers.
.WED...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED 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 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
817 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE late this evening,
veering to SE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SE 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
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 13 seconds.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
817 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, backing to SE around 5 kt late. A
chance of showers.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
817 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE late this evening and
overnight. A chance of showers, mainly this evening.
.WED...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.THU...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable.
.FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming N around 5 kt in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt.

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Monterey Bay-
817 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.WED...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 11 seconds.

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


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