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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
835 AM PST Tue Dec 9 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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835 AM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

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

High pressure off the California coast will maintain northerly
flow over the coastal waters. Winds are locally stronger south of
Point Pinos leading to hazardous conditions today. Winds will
strengthen across all outer waters later this week. A new, long
period northwesterly swell is expected by midday Wednesday,
lasting into the early weekend.

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PZZ570-100530-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
835 AM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and
S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ571-100530-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
835 AM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.

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PZZ575-100530-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
835 AM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 13 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 14 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.

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PZZ576-100530-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
835 AM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
14 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 13 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.

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PZZ540-100530-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
835 AM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at
14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.

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PZZ545-100530-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
835 AM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
13 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 14 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 10
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 10 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 3.0 kt at 07:20 PM Tuesday and 1.5 kt at 09:03 AM
Wednesday.

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PZZ560-100530-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
835 AM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and
S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 14 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NE after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.

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PZZ565-100530-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
835 AM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

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

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and
S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 13 seconds and W 6 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 12 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.

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PZZ530-100530-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
835 AM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog.

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PZZ531-100530-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
835 AM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt.
.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.THU...N wind around 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable.

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PZZ535-100530-
Monterey Bay-
835 AM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...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 and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 14 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to NE after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds.

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


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