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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
246 PM PST Sun Dec 7 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

PZZ500-081115-
246 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

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

Moderate to fresh north to northwest winds hold for much of the
waters through tonight with strong gusts focused on the southern
waters. Moderate seas with wave heights 6 to 8 feet across the
outer waters will subside to around 4 to 6 feet for Monday. Winds
increase on Tuesday, with strong to near gale force gusts
possible for much of the waters. A new, long period northwesterly
swell is anticipated by Wednesday of next week.

$$

PZZ570-081115-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
246 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance
of drizzle.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-081115-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
246 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-081115-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
246 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-081115-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
246 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 14 seconds and
NW 9 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
12 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-081115-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
246 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 12 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED 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 13 seconds and S
4 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 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 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-081115-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
246 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 13 seconds and
W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...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 13 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 7
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 7 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 4.0 kt at 05:21 PM Sunday and 1.4 kt at 07:01 AM
Monday.

$$

PZZ560-081115-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
246 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PZZ565-081115-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
246 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PZZ530-081115-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
246 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

.TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.

$$

PZZ531-081115-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
246 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N 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.

$$

PZZ535-081115-
Monterey Bay-
246 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW 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...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 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 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 12 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds.

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


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