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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
815 AM PDT Fri Jul 4 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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815 AM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

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

Fresh to strong northwest breezes and moderate seas continue
through the weekend before winds ease early next week. Low-
amplitude long period south swell will continue through the end
of next week. Winds look to increase and significant wave heights
look to build beginning late next week.

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PZZ570-050415-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
815 AM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds.

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PZZ571-050415-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
815 AM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

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PZZ575-050415-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
815 AM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

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

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PZZ576-050415-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
815 AM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-050415-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
815 AM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...SE 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.
.MON NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.

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PZZ545-050415-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
815 AM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 17
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 4 to 5 feet at 17 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.0 kt at 12:38 PM Friday and 2.2 kt at 01:24 AM
Saturday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
815 AM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...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 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
815 AM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
815 AM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.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, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

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PZZ531-050415-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
815 AM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 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 around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.

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PZZ535-050415-
Monterey Bay-
815 AM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...Light and variable winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

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


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