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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
215 pm pdt tue sep 16 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


pzz530-171015-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
215 pm pdt tue sep 16 2025

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. a slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
215 pm pdt tue sep 16 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


pzz535-171015-
monterey bay-
215 pm pdt tue sep 16 2025

.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 9 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.wed...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. wave
detail: w 2 ft at 10 seconds. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds. a
slight chance of tstms in the evening. a chance of showers. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 10 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt, backing to s after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog
after midnight. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to n after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 12 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to n after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 8 seconds and w 3 ft at
12 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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


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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
215 pm pdt tue sep 16 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


pzz540-171015-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
215 pm pdt tue sep 16 2025

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds and s 5 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to e after midnight.
seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of showers. 
.fri...se wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
10 seconds and nw 5 ft at 12 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 6 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 12 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
215 pm pdt tue sep 16 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


pzz545-171015-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
215 pm pdt tue sep 16 2025

.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.wed...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
10 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a
slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
10 seconds and nw 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 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 13 
seconds.

across the bar...mixed seas 5 to 6 feet at 13 seconds. maximum ebb
current of 2.2 kt at 12:57 am wednesday and 1.8 kt at 02:11 pm
wednesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
215 pm pdt tue sep 16 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


pzz560-171015-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
215 pm pdt tue sep 16 2025

.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. patchy dense fog late
this evening. 
.wed...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 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
showers in the afternoon. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of tstms in the evening. a
chance of showers. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 12 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
215 pm pdt tue sep 16 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


pzz570-171015-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
215 pm pdt tue sep 16 2025

...small craft advisory in effect from wednesday morning through
late wednesday night...
...gale watch in effect from late wednesday night through
thursday afternoon...

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and overnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
6 seconds and s 3 ft at 18 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt in the afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft 
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. occasional gusts up to 35 kt 
after midnight. seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft after 
midnight. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 
seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 10 to
13 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds and s 5 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 10 seconds
and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of showers after
midnight. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to
7 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: n
6 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 6 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
215 pm pdt tue sep 16 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


pzz575-171015-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
215 pm pdt tue sep 16 2025

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds and s 4 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds and
s 3 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of tstms in the evening,
then a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...w wind around 5 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
12 seconds and nw 5 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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