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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
837 AM PST Sun Nov 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

PZZ500-100515-
837 AM PST Sun Nov 9 2025

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


Light winds and moderate NW swell will continue through the mid
week. Winds will flip to southerly and increase to a strong
breeze across the coastal waters by late Wednesday and remain
moderate to strong and gradually veer back to NW through the day
Thursday. These winds, combined with a building NW swell, will
generate rough seas across the waters. Winds are expected to decrease
Friday, but the high swell continues to build with significant
wave heights reaching up to 15 feet before diminishing through the
weekend.

$$

PZZ570-100515-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
837 AM PST Sun Nov 9 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...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 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.THU...W wind around 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft
at 9 seconds and W 11 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W
12 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.

$$

PZZ571-100515-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
837 AM PST Sun Nov 9 2025

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at
13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to
10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW
6 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.THU...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft
at 8 seconds and W 11 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W
12 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely.

$$

PZZ575-100515-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
837 AM PST Sun Nov 9 2025

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E this afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
14 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 10 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S
8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.THU...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft
at 8 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W
11 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.

$$

PZZ576-100515-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
837 AM PST Sun Nov 9 2025

.TODAY...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SE late this morning and
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft this afternoon.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and
S 4 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and
W 10 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to
11 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 13 seconds
and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Rain likely.

$$

PZZ540-100515-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
837 AM PST Sun Nov 9 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 13 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.THU...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft
at 8 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W
10 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.

$$

PZZ545-100515-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
837 AM PST Sun Nov 9 2025

.TODAY...E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...S 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: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and W
8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 13
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 7 feet at 13 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 3.9 kt at 06:14 PM Sunday and 1.2 kt at 08:18 AM
Monday.

$$

PZZ560-100515-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
837 AM PST Sun Nov 9 2025

.TODAY...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S late this morning,
veering to SW early this afternoon, becoming W late. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 9 seconds and W
4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft
at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely.

$$

PZZ565-100515-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
837 AM PST Sun Nov 9 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
15 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW
3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.THU...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 5 ft at
13 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Rain likely.

$$

PZZ530-100515-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
837 AM PST Sun Nov 9 2025

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning, easing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.
.VETERANS DAY...NE wind around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Rain likely, mainly in the evening.

$$

PZZ531-100515-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
837 AM PST Sun Nov 9 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
.VETERANS DAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
.WED...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in
the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Rain likely, mainly in the evening.

$$

PZZ535-100515-
Monterey Bay-
837 AM PST Sun Nov 9 2025

.TODAY...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S late this morning,
veering to W this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in
the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W 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 and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.

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


$$