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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 pm pdt sun oct 12 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


pzz530-131030-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
251 pm pdt sun oct 12 2025

...small craft advisory in effect from 9 pm pdt this evening
through late tonight...

.this afternoon...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tonight...w wind 15 to 20 kt. a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.columbus day...w wind 15 to 20 kt. showers in the morning, then
showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s after midnight.
showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. 
.tue...e wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. showers likely. 
.tue night...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt. patchy fog in the morning. 
.thu night...sw wind around 5 kt.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 pm pdt sun oct 12 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


pzz535-131030-
monterey bay-
251 pm pdt sun oct 12 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.this afternoon...w wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 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 9 seconds. a
chance of showers after midnight. 
.columbus day...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt in
the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
10 seconds. showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of
tstms in the afternoon. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds.
showers with a chance of tstms in the evening, then showers after
midnight. 
.tue...se wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. showers in the morning, then showers likely with a
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 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
251 pm pdt sun oct 12 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


pzz540-131030-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
251 pm pdt sun oct 12 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pdt this afternoon...
...gale warning in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening...

.this afternoon...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds.
showers after midnight. 
.columbus day...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. a
slight chance of tstms. showers.
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. showers likely. 
.tue...e wind around 5 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to ne around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...e wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to
6 to 8 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 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
251 pm pdt sun oct 12 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


pzz545-131030-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
251 pm pdt sun oct 12 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through monday morning...

.this afternoon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 35 kt late. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at
9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds. showers likely after midnight. 
.columbus day...w wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds. showers with a
slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers with a chance
of tstms in the afternoon. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms in
the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.tue...e wind around 5 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 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 of 4 to 6 feet at 11 seconds. maximum
ebb current of 3.5 kt at 08:22 pm sunday and 1.0 kt at 10:40 am
monday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 pm pdt sun oct 12 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


pzz560-131030-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
251 pm pdt sun oct 12 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through monday morning...

.this afternoon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt
late. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.columbus day...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 20 to 25 kt in
the afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. showers with a
slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers with a chance
of tstms in the afternoon. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of tstms in the evening.
showers.
.tue...se wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. showers likely. a slight chance of tstms in
the afternoon. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 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
251 pm pdt sun oct 12 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


pzz570-131030-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
251 pm pdt sun oct 12 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pdt this afternoon...
...gale warning in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening...

.this afternoon...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave
detail: nw 10 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to
20 to 25 kt after midnight. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.columbus day...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail:
nw 8 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of tstms. showers.
.mon night...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds
and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. showers.
.tue...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to e in the afternoon. seas
8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of showers, mainly in the morning. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to
10 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 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
251 pm pdt sun oct 12 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


pzz575-131030-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
251 pm pdt sun oct 12 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through monday morning...

.this afternoon...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave
detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the evening.
seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. a slight
chance of showers after midnight. 
.columbus day...w wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to
6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds.
showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then
showers with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. showers likely, mainly in
the morning. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to
6 to 8 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$