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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
818 AM PDT Sat Aug 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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818 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025

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

Winds have diminished across the coastal waters with a moderate to
fresh northwesterly breeze to persist into next week. Locally
stronger gusts are anticipated in the favored coastal jet region
near Point Sur on Saturday. Winds increase and seas build briefly
during the early work week across the northern outer waters before
both diminish by midweek.

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PZZ570-240415-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
818 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW 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.

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PZZ571-240415-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
818 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
showers this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

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PZZ575-240415-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
818 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
showers this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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PZZ576-240415-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
818 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
showers this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
818 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early
this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW 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.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...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.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
818 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.TODAY...NW 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.
.TONIGHT...NW 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.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 14
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 4 to 5 feet at 14 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 2.5 kt at 05:51 PM Saturday and 2.9 kt at 06:09 AM
Sunday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
818 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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.
.SUN...NW 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 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 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 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds
and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to E after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 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-
818 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gust up to 25 kt this afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN 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
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 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-
818 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
818 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Patchy dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight.

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Monterey Bay-
818 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense
fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 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. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SUN 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 7 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.WED...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft
at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.

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


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