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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
205 PM PST Wed Dec 10 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

PZZ500-111115-
205 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

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

High pressure off the coast will maintain northerly fresh breezes
across the outer coastal waters with light to gentle breezes near
shore. Light offshore winds will continue from the Delta to the
San Francisco Bay and through the Golden Gate. A new, long period
northwesterly swell will last into this weekend.

$$

PZZ570-111115-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
205 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas
10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 14 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and
NW 11 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to
5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and W
5 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.

$$

PZZ571-111115-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
205 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 12 seconds and NW 10 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and
NW 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to
7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SE in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely.

$$

PZZ575-111115-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
205 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 11 seconds and NW 10 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 8 ft
at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.

$$

PZZ576-111115-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
205 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 11 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 14 seconds and
NW 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 14 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft
at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at
18 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.

$$

PZZ540-111115-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
205 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 13 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft
at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely.

$$

PZZ545-111115-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
205 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at
15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 6 ft
at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 13
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 13 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 2.4 kt at 08:38 PM Wednesday and 1.6 kt at 10:05 AM
Thursday.

$$

PZZ560-111115-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
205 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...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 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and
W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.

$$

PZZ565-111115-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
205 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 14 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-111115-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
205 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Patchy
dense fog late this evening and overnight.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog in the evening.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...E wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. A chance of showers. Patchy fog
after midnight.

$$

PZZ531-111115-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
205 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Patchy
fog.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.
.MON...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Patchy
fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. A
chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ535-111115-
Monterey Bay-
205 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 4 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
W 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening,
then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then
around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers after midnight.

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


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