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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
206 AM PST Sun Nov 30 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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206 AM PST Sun Nov 30 2025

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

High pressure will remain located off the Oregon coast maintaining
northerly breezes through the week. Northerly flow will increase
through out the day today. Winds will be locally stronger over the
outer waters and coastal jets. Wave heights and swell energy increase
early this week.

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PZZ570-302230-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
206 AM PST Sun Nov 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at
13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 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 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED 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 9 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds.

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PZZ571-302230-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
206 AM PST Sun Nov 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt late. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 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 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds.

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PZZ575-302230-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
206 AM PST Sun Nov 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 11 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 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft
at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 12 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-302230-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
206 AM PST Sun Nov 30 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 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 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 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. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 12 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
206 AM PST Sun Nov 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PST THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...E wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 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.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
206 AM PST Sun Nov 30 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 12 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt 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: S 2 ft at
11 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 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 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 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 2.9 kt at 12:34 PM Sunday and 1.7 kt at 12:41 AM
Monday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
206 AM PST Sun Nov 30 2025

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

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PZZ565-302230-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
206 AM PST Sun Nov 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 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: NW 8 ft
at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NE wind around 5 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 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 13 seconds.

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PZZ530-302230-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
206 AM PST Sun Nov 30 2025

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog early this
morning.
.TONIGHT...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 NW in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
206 AM PST Sun Nov 30 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming NE around 5 kt late
this morning, backing to NW this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after
midnight.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.

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PZZ535-302230-
Monterey Bay-
206 AM PST Sun Nov 30 2025

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...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 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 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...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.

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


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