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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
841 PM PST Mon Dec 1 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

PZZ500-021715-
841 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025

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

Hazardous marine conditions return Tuesday afternoon as northerly
breezes increase to become fresh to strong and seas become rough
to very rough. Gale force gusts are expected over the northern
outer waters. Conditions improve Thursday with moderate northerly
breezes and moderate seas. Locally strong winds and rough seas
will remain possible over the far northwestern portion of the
northern outer waters.

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PZZ570-021715-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
841 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft
at 17 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 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.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-021715-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
841 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025

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

.TONIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to
10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 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 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-021715-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
841 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at
17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W
11 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to
10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: 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 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-021715-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
841 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PZZ540-021715-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
841 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 9 ft at
16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and
W 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 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 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...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 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-021715-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
841 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025

.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 11 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 11 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: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 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 1.5 kt at 01:30 AM Tuesday and 4.2 kt at 01:44 PM
Tuesday.

$$

PZZ560-021715-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
841 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025

.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-021715-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
841 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N late. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 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: NW 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-021715-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
841 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025

.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.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.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt.

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PZZ531-021715-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
841 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025

.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt.

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PZZ535-021715-
Monterey Bay-
841 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025

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

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


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