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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 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

PZZ500-082215-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

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

Expect mostly light to moderate winds into the late week. Drizzle
and pockets of fog affect the waters late Wednesday through much
of Thursday. Light showers arrive to the northern waters Thursday
night and last into late Friday. Winds across the waters build
over the weekend with additional and prolonged rain chances
arriving into the next work week.

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PZZ570-082215-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at
13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance
of rain after midnight.
.FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N
11 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.

$$

PZZ571-082215-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle
in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain
in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S
3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.

$$

PZZ575-082215-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in
the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to
9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-082215-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
S 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-082215-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle
in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at
11 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. A
chance of rain after midnight.

$$

PZZ545-082215-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at
12 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in
the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...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 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 13 to 15
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR... ACROSS THE BAR...Maximum ebb current of 2.1 kt
at 05:44 AM Wednesday and 4.6 kt at 05:36 PM Wednesday.

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PZZ560-082215-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 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 7 seconds and W 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 10 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ565-082215-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at
13 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to N 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ530-082215-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. A slight chance of drizzle after
midnight.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. A chance of rain after midnight.


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PZZ531-082215-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt.

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PZZ535-082215-
Monterey Bay-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft this
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and
W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to N 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

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


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