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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
845 PM PST Fri Nov 28 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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845 PM PST Fri Nov 28 2025

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

Winds continue to decrease into the night, but will increase
into early Sunday. Hazardous marine conditions return in the late
weekend as swell heights increase. Winds increase and wave
heights build due to incoming long period westerly swell in the
mid work week.

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PZZ570-291715-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
845 PM PST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 13 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 14 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-291715-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
845 PM PST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.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.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 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
14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to
10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W
10 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and
NW 11 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 14 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-291715-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
845 PM PST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 14 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N 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.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to
10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to
10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to
11 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-291715-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
845 PM PST Fri Nov 28 2025

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 13 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to
9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 13 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 13 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to
9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 12 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft
at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 12 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
845 PM PST Fri Nov 28 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to
9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 19 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-291715-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
845 PM PST Fri Nov 28 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 11 seconds.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 15
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 15 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.9 kt at 10:38 PM Friday and 2.1 kt at 11:51 AM
Saturday.

$$

PZZ560-291715-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
845 PM PST Fri Nov 28 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
10 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-291715-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
845 PM PST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
13 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to
9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
W 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
10 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-291715-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
845 PM PST Fri Nov 28 2025

.TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog late.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.WED...NE wind 15 to 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt.

$$

PZZ531-291715-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
845 PM PST Fri Nov 28 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt this evening, becoming light and
variable.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.

$$

PZZ535-291715-
Monterey Bay-
845 PM PST Fri Nov 28 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
11 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 12 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds.

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


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