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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
216 PM PDT Mon Sep 8 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

PZZ500-091030-
216 PM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

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

Gentle wind continue tonight with breezy conditions Tuesday
through Thursday. Moderate to fresh breezes anticipated over the
waters for the latter half of the week. Light rain beginning over
the northern waters this afternoon, continuing and spreading
southward into Tuesday morning. Scattered thunderstorms possible
during the afternoons Tuesday through Thursday, chances increase
with latitude.

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PZZ570-091030-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
216 PM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at
6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain this
morning, then rain likely this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
A slight chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.

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PZZ571-091030-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
216 PM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog early
this morning. A slight chance of rain late this morning. A chance
of rain this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A
slight chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-091030-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
216 PM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to S this afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. A slight chance of
rain this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A
slight chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.

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PZZ576-091030-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
216 PM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW this afternoon. Seas
around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this morning and early
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
rain after midnight.
.TUE...W 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. A slight chance of rain in
the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A
slight chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-091030-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
216 PM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S this afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. A chance of rain
until late afternoon, then rain likely late.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. Patchy
dense fog.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Rain likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A
chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU 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 and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI 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 and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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PZZ545-091030-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
216 PM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. A slight chance
of rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
Patchy dense fog.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...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 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 15
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 4 to 5 feet at 15 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 3.2 kt at 05:40 PM Monday and 2.8 kt at 06:05 AM
Tuesday.

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PZZ560-091030-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
216 PM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming SW around 5 kt late
this morning and afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog until
late afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A chance of rain in
the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...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 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

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PZZ565-091030-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
216 PM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy dense fog until late afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
rain after midnight.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain
in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A
chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 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 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.

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PZZ530-091030-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
216 PM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. A slight chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. A chance of rain.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

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PZZ531-091030-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
216 PM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W early this afternoon,
rising to 10 to 15 kt late. A slight chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. A
chance of rain.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

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PZZ535-091030-
Monterey Bay-
216 PM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming SW around 5 kt late
this morning, veering to W this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight
chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after
midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy
dense fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED 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 4 seconds and
W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and
W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
3 ft at 8 seconds.

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


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