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Point Reyes, CA Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
842 AM PDT Wed Jun 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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842 AM PDT Wed Jun 4 2025

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


Widespread breezy conditions are affecting the waters with some
zones seeing gusty winds causing hazardous conditions for small
craft. The northern outer waters continue to see gale conditions.
Expect winds to slowly reduce into the late week. A southerly
coastal jet will bring strong onshore winds tonight in the San
Francisco Bay and in the exposed waters across the Golden Gate.

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Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
842 AM PDT Wed Jun 4 2025

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

.TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt late this
morning, then becoming NW 25 to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 11 to
15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 15 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming NE
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW 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.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
842 AM PDT Wed Jun 4 2025

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

.TODAY...E wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to NW early this afternoon,
rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft
at 15 seconds.
.THU...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI...S 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW 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.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
842 AM PDT Wed Jun 4 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W late. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S 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.
.FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...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.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
842 AM PDT Wed Jun 4 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early
this morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the evening.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...SW 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 NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
842 AM PDT Wed Jun 4 2025

.TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW late this morning,
veering to W early this afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...S 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...NW wind 5 to 10 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 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW 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.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
842 AM PDT Wed Jun 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle early this morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.THU...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at
10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle
in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft
at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds.

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


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 15
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 6 to 8 feet at 15 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 1.5 kt at 12:21 PM Wednesday and 2.2 kt at 01:37 AM
Thursday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
842 AM PDT Wed Jun 4 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W late. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.THU...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
842 AM PDT Wed Jun 4 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this
morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening.
.THU...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.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 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
842 AM PDT Wed Jun 4 2025

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

.TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt.
.THU...SW wind 15 to 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN 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-
842 AM PDT Wed Jun 4 2025

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 15 to 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.

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Monterey Bay-
842 AM PDT Wed Jun 4 2025

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.

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


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