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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
856 AM PST Tue Dec 2 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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856 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

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

Persistent high pressure over the Eastern Pacific will cause the
moderate to strong northerly breeze to continue through the week.
Rough sea heights will subside by Thursday as westerly swell
abates.

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Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
856 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft this afternoon.
Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
856 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

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

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas
7 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 9 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
856 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

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

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 12 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 10 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to
9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and SW
2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
856 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 10 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
856 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

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

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW late this morning,
rising to 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt
late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and W
8 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and
W 9 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 6 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...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 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 13 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
856 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 6 ft at
17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and
W 7 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 14
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 14 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 4.2 kt at 01:44 PM Tuesday and 1.4 kt at 02:19 AM
Wednesday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
856 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and
W 6 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 13 seconds and W 7 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 13 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
856 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at
18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
856 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SE early this afternoon,
veering to SW late. Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
856 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, backing to W late.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU...N wind around 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt.

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Monterey Bay-
856 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 16 seconds and W 5 ft at
18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 15 seconds and W 5 ft at
16 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 5 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 14 seconds.

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


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