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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
856 pm pst sat dec 20 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


pzz530-211715-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
856 pm pst sat dec 20 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through sunday evening...

.tonight...se wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt late this
evening and early morning, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. rain.
.sun...s wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. rain.
.sun night...s wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming
sw 15 to 20 kt after midnight. rain.
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. rain.
.mon night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight.
rain.
.tue...e wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. rain.
.tue night...se wind 20 to 25 kt, veering to sw after midnight.
gusts up to 40 kt. rain.
.wed...s wind 15 to 20 kt. rain.
.wed night...s wind 25 to 30 kt. rain.
.christmas day...s wind 25 to 30 kt. rain.
.thu night...s wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. rain. 

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
856 pm pst sat dec 20 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


pzz535-211715-
monterey bay-
856 pm pst sat dec 20 2025

...small craft advisory in effect from sunday morning through
sunday evening...

.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds.
rain likely. 
.sun...s wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, rising to 20 to
25 kt with gusts up to 45 kt in the afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft.
wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and w 4 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft
at 7 seconds and w 4 ft at 10 seconds. rain with a slight chance
of tstms in the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.mon...se wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 9 seconds and w
3 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.mon night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 9 seconds and w 3 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.tue...se wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming s 25 to 30 kt with gusts up
to 50 kt in the afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at
7 seconds and w 3 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue night...s wind 25 to 35 kt. gusts up to 55 kt, decreasing to
45 kt after midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 8 ft at
7 seconds and nw 3 ft at 12 seconds. showers in the evening, then
rain after midnight. 
.wed...s wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 7 ft at 7 seconds and w 3 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.wed night...s wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
8 ft at 7 seconds and nw 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.christmas day...s wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave
detail: sw 10 ft at 10 seconds and nw 2 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.thu night...s wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw
10 ft at 12 seconds. rain. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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


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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
856 pm pst sat dec 20 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


pzz540-211715-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
856 pm pst sat dec 20 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through sunday evening...

.tonight...se wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt late this
evening and early morning, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. seas 6 to
8 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 9 seconds and nw 6 ft at
11 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft at 8 seconds and nw 6 ft at
11 seconds. rain. a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.sun night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft after midnight.
wave detail: sw 7 ft at 8 seconds and nw 5 ft at 11 seconds.
rain.
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 8 seconds and nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 12 seconds and s 7 ft at
15 seconds. rain.
.tue night...se wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to sw 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 10 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 8 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.wed...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 9 ft at 8 seconds and
nw 7 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.wed night...s wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 13 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 12 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.christmas day...s wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: sw 13 ft at 11 seconds
and w 4 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.thu night...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail:
sw 13 ft at 11 seconds. rain. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
856 pm pst sat dec 20 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


pzz545-211715-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
856 pm pst sat dec 20 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through sunday evening...

.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 35 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 11 seconds
and w 5 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft at 7 seconds and
w 5 ft at 11 seconds. rain. a slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight.
wave detail: s 8 ft at 8 seconds and w 4 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at
8 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.tue...e wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming se 25 to 30 kt with gusts up
to 40 kt in the afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: s 9 ft at 7 seconds and nw 5 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.tue night...s wind 25 to 35 kt, veering to sw 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 11 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 5 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.wed...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 9 ft at 7 seconds and
w 6 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.wed night...s wind 25 to 35 kt, rising to 30 to 40 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight.
wave detail: s 12 ft at 7 seconds and nw 5 ft at 11 seconds.
rain.
.christmas day...s wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave
detail: s 12 ft at 8 seconds and w 4 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.thu night...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail:
sw 12 ft at 12 seconds. rain. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

.....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast.....

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 11 
seconds. 

across the bar...mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 11 seconds. maximum
ebb current of 0.9 kt at 05:28 am sunday and 3.2 kt at 04:30 pm
sunday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
856 pm pst sat dec 20 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


pzz560-211715-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
856 pm pst sat dec 20 2025

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 am pst sunday through
sunday evening...

.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to
6 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 11 seconds and nw 5 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft,
building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 6 ft at
8 seconds and w 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain. a slight chance of
tstms in the afternoon. 
.sun night...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to
20 to 25 kt after midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft
at 8 seconds and w 6 ft at 10 seconds. a slight chance of tstms
in the evening. rain.
.mon...s wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 7 seconds and w 5 ft at
10 seconds. rain.
.mon night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 9 seconds and nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.tue...se wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming s
30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt in the afternoon. seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s
9 ft at 7 seconds and nw 5 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue night...s wind 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 55 kt, veering
to sw 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt after midnight. seas
9 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 11 ft at 7 seconds and nw 4 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.wed...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 9 ft at 7 seconds and nw 6 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.wed night...s wind 30 to 40 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 13 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 12 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.christmas day...s wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: s 12 ft at 9 seconds and
nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.thu night...s wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail:
sw 12 ft at 12 seconds. rain. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
856 pm pst sat dec 20 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


pzz570-211715-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
856 pm pst sat dec 20 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through sunday evening...

.tonight...s wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 8 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.sun...sw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 8 to
11 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft at 8 seconds and nw 6 ft at
11 seconds. rain.
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft after midnight.
wave detail: sw 7 ft at 8 seconds and nw 7 ft at 11 seconds.
rain, mainly in the evening. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 7 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 12 seconds and s 8 ft at
17 seconds. rain.
.tue night...e wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming
w 15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: se
11 ft at 10 seconds and w 11 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.wed...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to
11 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 10 ft at 8 seconds and w
11 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.wed night...s wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, building to
11 to 15 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 12 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.christmas day...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 13 to 16 ft. wave
detail: s 15 ft at 9 seconds and w 9 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.thu night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 14 to 16 ft. wave detail:
sw 15 ft at 11 seconds and w 9 ft at 12 seconds. rain. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
856 pm pst sat dec 20 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


pzz575-211715-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
856 pm pst sat dec 20 2025

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 am pst sunday through
sunday evening...

.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. seas
6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 11 seconds and nw 7 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and w 7 ft at 11 seconds. rain. a slight chance of
tstms in the afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
8 ft at 9 seconds and nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain with a slight
chance of tstms in the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.mon...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at
8 seconds and nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.mon night...ne wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 8 seconds and nw 7 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue...se wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up
to 45 kt in the afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: se 10 ft at 7 seconds and w 12 ft
at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue night...s wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, veering
to sw 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. seas
11 to 14 ft. wave detail: s 12 ft at 8 seconds and sw 12 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.wed...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 11 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 8 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.wed night...s wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, building to
11 to 15 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 13 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.christmas day...s wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to sw 20 to 25 kt in
the afternoon. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave detail: sw 15 ft at
11 seconds and nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.thu night...sw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 13 to 16 ft. wave detail:
sw 15 ft at 12 seconds. rain. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$