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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
848 AM PST Mon Dec 15 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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848 AM PST Mon Dec 15 2025

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

Southerly flow will prevail north of Pigeon Point ahead of an
approaching frontal system.

Dense fog continues across the Monterey Bay and San Francisco Bay.
Conditions are likely to improve by late this morning but patchy
dense fog is likely to persist in the northern San Francisco Bay and
West Delta into the afternoon. Moderate to fresh winds continue
across the southern waters with periods of moderate winds expected
across the northern waters. A weak system will bring moderate long
period northwest swell Tuesday into the weekend. Moderate seas
return with wave heights building up to 9 feet. Rain chances
increase late tonight and remain elevated through the end of the
forecast period.

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PZZ570-160515-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
848 AM PST Mon Dec 15 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. A slight chance of
rain early this morning. A chance of rain late this morning and
early afternoon, then rain likely late.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to
9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 8 ft
at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
11 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.WED...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 12 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 11 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.

$$

PZZ571-160515-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
848 AM PST Mon Dec 15 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. A slight
chance of rain early this afternoon. A chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
12 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S
3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
12 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
10 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.THU 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 11 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.

$$

PZZ575-160515-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
848 AM PST Mon Dec 15 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW
7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
12 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 12 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at
11 seconds. Rain likely.

$$

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
848 AM PST Mon Dec 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 11 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 11 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.

$$

PZZ540-160515-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
848 AM PST Mon Dec 15 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog until
late afternoon. A chance of rain late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 11 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
Patchy dense fog.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
12 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S
3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Rain.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
11 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
848 AM PST Mon Dec 15 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt early this
afternoon, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft
at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain. Patchy dense fog after
midnight.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 13 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. Patchy
dense fog.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. Patchy dense
fog.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Rain, mainly in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at
11 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of rain.
.FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, veering to W after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 11
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 11 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 2.9 kt at 01:28 PM Monday and 1.0 kt at 01:29 AM
Tuesday.

$$

PZZ560-160515-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
848 AM PST Mon Dec 15 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 10 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 11 seconds and
W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning,
then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. Patchy
dense fog after midnight.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and
S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Rain
likely, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.

$$

PZZ565-160515-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
848 AM PST Mon Dec 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
11 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S
2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.

$$

PZZ530-160515-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
848 AM PST Mon Dec 15 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Patchy dense fog
until late afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. A
slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in
the afternoon. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Rain likely.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain.
.FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Rain.

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PZZ531-160515-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
848 AM PST Mon Dec 15 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. A
slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in
the afternoon. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog in the evening. Rain
likely.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Rain
likely, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Patchy
fog. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. A chance of rain.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Rain.

$$

PZZ535-160515-
Monterey Bay-
848 AM PST Mon Dec 15 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then 3 to
4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 3 ft
at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 12 seconds and W 5 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A slight chance of rain in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
Patchy fog.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Rain likely, mainly in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.

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


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