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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
233 PM PST Wed Dec 3 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

PZZ500-041115-
233 PM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

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

Moderate NW winds will persist through the afternoon and decrease
to a gentle breeze by Thursday. Rough seas in the outer waters
will gradually diminish overnight as the winds ease and westerly
swell abates. After a brief favorable weather window on Thursday,
northerly winds will increase to a fresh to strong breeze on
Friday, rebuilding moderate seas up to 8 feet.

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PZZ570-041115-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
233 PM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds. A slight
chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds.

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PZZ571-041115-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
233 PM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. A slight
chance of rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.

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PZZ575-041115-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
233 PM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-041115-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
233 PM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-041115-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
233 PM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-041115-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
233 PM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 8 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 15
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 15 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.2 kt at 03:12 AM Thursday and 4.8 kt at 02:57 PM
Thursday.

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PZZ560-041115-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
233 PM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...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.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 7 seconds.

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PZZ565-041115-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
233 PM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.

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PZZ530-041115-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
233 PM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Patchy fog after midnight.

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PZZ531-041115-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
233 PM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...E wind around 5 kt.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable.
.FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.

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PZZ535-041115-
Monterey Bay-
233 PM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 11 seconds.

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


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