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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 am pdt fri oct 17 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


pzz530-172215-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
251 am pdt fri oct 17 2025

.today...se wind around 5 kt, backing to ne around 5 kt late this
morning, backing to n early this afternoon, backing to sw around
5 kt late. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to s after midnight. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.mon...ne wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.tue...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.tue night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 am pdt fri oct 17 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


pzz535-172215-
monterey bay-
251 am pdt fri oct 17 2025

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this
morning, backing to nw around 5 kt this afternoon. seas around
3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...s wind around 5 kt, backing to ne around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to e after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to n around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.mon...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
11 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at
13 seconds. 
.tue...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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 am pdt fri oct 17 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


pzz540-172215-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
251 am pdt fri oct 17 2025

.today...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft
at 14 seconds and nw 9 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 13 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 13 seconds and s 5 ft at 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 am pdt fri oct 17 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


pzz545-172215-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
251 am pdt fri oct 17 2025

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw this afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at
11 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 12 seconds and nw 6 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 12 seconds and s 4 ft at 15 seconds. 

.....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast.....

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 10
seconds. 

across the bar...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 10 seconds. maximum
ebb current of 2.6 kt at 02:48 pm friday and 2.0 kt at 02:50 am
saturday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 am pdt fri oct 17 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


pzz560-172215-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
251 am pdt fri oct 17 2025

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw this afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 11 seconds and nw 6 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 7 seconds and nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 9 seconds and nw 7 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 am pdt fri oct 17 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


pzz570-172215-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
251 am pdt fri oct 17 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...

.today...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 13 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft, building to
10 to 13 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 9 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 12 to 15 ft, subsiding to 11 to
13 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 15 ft at 15 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 13 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 12 seconds and
s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft, building to
10 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 5 ft at 12 seconds and
nw 10 ft at 17 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 am pdt fri oct 17 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


pzz575-172215-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
251 am pdt fri oct 17 2025

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 13 seconds and nw 9 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at
14 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds
and s 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 11 seconds and nw 10 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 15 seconds and sw 5 ft at 15 seconds.  

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