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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
236 PM PST Mon Nov 24 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

PZZ500-251115-
236 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025

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

The swell will continue to subside over the next couple days as
high pressure brings favorable conditions across the area. Winds
will begin to increase again late week, building moderate to rough
seas.

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PZZ570-251115-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
236 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 25 kt. Seas around 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ571-251115-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
236 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ575-251115-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
236 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to
9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ576-251115-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
236 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE 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 7 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ540-251115-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
236 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE 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 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds and
S 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ545-251115-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
236 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 11 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 17
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 6 feet at 17 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 3.0 kt at 05:59 PM Monday and 0.7 kt at 08:17 AM
Tuesday.

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PZZ560-251115-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
236 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...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 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...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.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 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 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ565-251115-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
236 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ530-251115-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
236 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around
5 kt in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt.

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PZZ531-251115-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
236 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this
evening and early morning, veering to N late.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.

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PZZ535-251115-
Monterey Bay-
236 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening,
then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds.

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


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