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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
811 AM PDT Sat Jun 7 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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811 AM PDT Sat Jun 7 2025

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

Buoys are reporting gentle winds across the coastal waters this
morning with moderate sea heights. A westerly breeze will pick-up
this afternoon, enhanced by diurnal effects along the coast and in
the Bays. A low amplitude, long period southwesterly swell
arrives Monday and will causing waves to break in deeper water.
Significant wave heights will remain moderate until a strong NW
breeze and rough seas arrive mid-week.

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Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
811 AM PDT Sat Jun 7 2025

.REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 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 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.MON 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 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
811 AM PDT Sat Jun 7 2025

.REST OF TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 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 S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and
S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
811 AM PDT Sat Jun 7 2025

.REST OF TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and
S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 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 19 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
811 AM PDT Sat Jun 7 2025

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

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
811 AM PDT Sat Jun 7 2025

.REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...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 6 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW 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 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
811 AM PDT Sat Jun 7 2025

.REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W 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 2 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 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 5 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 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 1.0 kt at 02:46 PM Saturday and 3.0 kt at 03:10 AM
Sunday.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
811 AM PDT Sat Jun 7 2025

.REST OF TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...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 10 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
811 AM PDT Sat Jun 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3
to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19
seconds.
.MON...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 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...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 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
811 AM PDT Sat Jun 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
811 AM PDT Sat Jun 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...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 with gusts up to
24 kt in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.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, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

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Monterey Bay-
811 AM PDT Sat Jun 7 2025

.REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
Seas around 3 ft early this morning, then around 2 ft or less.
Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
8 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 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 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 5 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 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: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 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 and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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


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