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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
844 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 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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844 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

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

Winds have eased over the coastal waters with the exception of the
northern outer coastal waters where a SCA remains in effect through
early Friday morning for locally fresh to strong gusts. Diurnally
breezy winds are expected to develop again over the San Pablo Bay
tomorrow afternoon with fresh to strong gusts expected. Otherwise,
conditions will remain mostly favorable over the coastal waters
through early next week when winds start to build and a long period
northwesterly swell arrives.

$$

PZZ570-061615-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
844 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 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 16 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at
16 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-061615-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
844 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to E late this evening and
early morning, veering to SE late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW 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 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-061615-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
844 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI...S 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.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 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
14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...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...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-061615-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
844 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

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

$$

PZZ540-061615-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
844 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

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

$$

PZZ545-061615-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
844 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.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
15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 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 2.6 kt at 02:15 AM Friday and 1.2 kt at 02:02 PM
Friday.

$$

PZZ560-061615-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
844 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

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

$$

PZZ565-061615-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
844 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

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

$$

PZZ530-061615-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
844 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

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

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and overnight.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 21 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 21 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.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 10 to 15 kt.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.

$$

PZZ531-061615-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
844 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 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.
.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, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

$$

PZZ535-061615-
Monterey Bay-
844 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT 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 7 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 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 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.

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


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