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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
900 AM PDT Tue Sep 23 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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900 AM PDT Tue Sep 23 2025

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

Light winds continue through mid week. Isolated rain showers and
thunderstorms arrive to the southern waters late Tuesday and
linger through Wednesday. Thunderstorms will pose the risk of
lightning, as well as locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds.
Winds increase to a fresh breeze by the end of the week. Moderate
seas will prevail through Wednesday, building to become rough in
the outer waters Thursday into Friday.

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PZZ570-240415-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
900 AM PDT Tue Sep 23 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at
10 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to
11 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds, N
11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, N
12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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PZZ571-240415-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
900 AM PDT Tue Sep 23 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW
3 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
900 AM PDT Tue Sep 23 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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
15 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a
chance of tstms after midnight.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 15 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
900 AM PDT Tue Sep 23 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of tstms late.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of tstms.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to
6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 15 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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PZZ540-240415-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
900 AM PDT Tue Sep 23 2025

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W late this morning and
early afternoon, veering to NW late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms in the evening.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 11 seconds and NW 6 ft at
14 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
900 AM PDT Tue Sep 23 2025

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms
in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms in the evening.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 11
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 5 to 7 feet at 11 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 3.2 kt at 06:30 PM Tuesday and 1.8 kt at 07:01 AM
Wednesday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
900 AM PDT Tue Sep 23 2025

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.WED...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms in the evening.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
900 AM PDT Tue Sep 23 2025

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of tstms late.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of tstms.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing 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. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW 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.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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PZZ530-240415-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
900 AM PDT Tue Sep 23 2025

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW late this morning and
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. A slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. A slight chance of tstms in the
evening.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
900 AM PDT Tue Sep 23 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. A slight chance of tstms in the
morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. A
slight chance of tstms in the evening.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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Monterey Bay-
900 AM PDT Tue Sep 23 2025

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt early this morning, becoming light
and variable, then becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of
tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance
of tstms in the evening.
.THU...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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


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