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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
240 PM PST Thu Nov 27 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

PZZ500-281130-
240 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

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

Moderate to fresh northerly winds through Friday as a weak front
moves through the northern waters. Winds will be strongest south
of Point Pinos tonight. Winds will decrease Saturday before
increasing again early Sunday. Occasional squared seas will lead
to hazardous conditions over the outer waters through Friday.

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PZZ570-281130-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
240 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to
9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to
8 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-281130-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
240 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 12 seconds.

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PZZ575-281130-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
240 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to
8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-281130-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
240 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and
S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-281130-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
240 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-281130-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
240 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 12 seconds and W 6 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 15 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 1 to 3 feet at 13
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 13 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 2.1 kt at 09:11 PM Thursday and 1.5 kt at 11:01 AM
Friday.

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PZZ560-281130-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
240 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and
S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 12 seconds and W 6 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 7 ft at
18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-281130-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
240 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and
S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 17 seconds.

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PZZ530-281130-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
240 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

.TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Areas of dense fog late this
evening and after midnight.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after
midnight.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.

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PZZ531-281130-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
240 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt this evening, becoming light and
variable.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt.

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PZZ535-281130-
Monterey Bay-
240 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 12 seconds and W 5 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at
18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 16 seconds.

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


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