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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
904 pm pst tue dec 23 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


pzz530-241730-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
904 pm pst tue dec 23 2025

...gale warning in effect until 3 am pst wednesday...
...gale warning in effect from wednesday afternoon through late
wednesday night...

.tonight...se wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming s 25 to 30 kt with gusts
up to 45 kt. showers this evening, then showers with a slight
chance of tstms after midnight. 
.wed...s wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming se
15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. showers with a slight chance of
tstms. 
.wed night...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. showers
with a slight chance of tstms. 
.christmas day...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
showers. a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...s wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening,
then showers after midnight. 
.fri...s wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the morning.
showers.
.fri night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. showers likely, mainly in the
evening. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
904 pm pst tue dec 23 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


pzz535-241730-
monterey bay-
904 pm pst tue dec 23 2025

...gale warning in effect until 9 pm pst this evening...
...storm warning in effect until 3 am pst wednesday...

.tonight...se wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, becoming s
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt after midnight. seas 6 to
9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 10 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at 12 seconds. showers this evening,
then showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. 
.wed...s wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to
45 kt in the afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: s 10 ft at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft
at 12 seconds. showers. a slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...s wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft. wave detail: s 10 ft at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at
12 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms. 
.christmas day...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 10 ft at 10 seconds and nw 2 ft at
11 seconds. showers. a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, veering
to sw 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. seas
8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 9 ft at 12 seconds and w 6 ft at
12 seconds. a slight chance of tstms in the evening. showers.
.fri...s wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 9 ft
at 13 seconds. showers.
.fri night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 12 seconds and w 9 ft at 14 seconds. showers.
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and sw 4 ft at
11 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...ne wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 2 ft or less. wave
detail: nw 2 ft at 9 seconds.  

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
904 pm pst tue dec 23 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


pzz540-241730-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
904 pm pst tue dec 23 2025

...storm warning in effect until 3 am pst wednesday...

.tonight...se wind 25 to 30 kt, rising to 30 to 40 kt late this
evening and early morning, veering to s 25 to 35 kt late. gusts
up to 55 kt until early morning. seas 10 to 14 ft, building to
13 to 18 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 16 ft at 10 seconds
and nw 6 ft at 12 seconds. showers early this evening, then
showers with a slight chance of tstms late this evening and
overnight. 
.wed...s wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming se 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 12 to 16 ft, subsiding to 9 to
13 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 16 ft at 10 seconds and w
6 ft at 12 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms. 
.wed night...se wind 25 to 35 kt, veering to s 30 to 40 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 14 ft, building to 12 to 16 ft after
midnight. wave detail: s 15 ft at 9 seconds and nw 6 ft at
11 seconds. showers. a chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. 
.christmas day...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
12 to 16 ft. wave detail: s 15 ft at 11 seconds and nw 3 ft at
11 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms. 
.thu night...s wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave detail: s 13 ft at 12 seconds
and w 9 ft at 12 seconds. showers.
.fri...s wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 12 to 15 ft. wave detail: s 11 ft at 11 seconds
and w 13 ft at 12 seconds. showers.
.fri night...se wind around 15 kt, backing to n after midnight.
seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. wave
detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds and w 12 ft at 13 seconds. showers,
mainly in the evening. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers in
the morning. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 9 seconds and nw 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 9 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
904 pm pst tue dec 23 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


pzz545-241730-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
904 pm pst tue dec 23 2025

...storm warning in effect until 3 am pst wednesday...

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

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 1.1 kt at 07:34 am wednesday and 3.0 kt at 06:44 pm
wednesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
904 pm pst tue dec 23 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


pzz560-241730-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
904 pm pst tue dec 23 2025

...storm warning in effect through late wednesday night...

.tonight...se wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 55 kt, veering to
s 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 60 kt after midnight, easing to
25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt late. seas 9 to 13 ft,
building to 12 to 15 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 14 ft at
10 seconds and nw 5 ft at 12 seconds. showers this evening, then
showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. 
.wed...s wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to
45 kt in the afternoon. seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: s 14 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft
at 12 seconds. showers. a slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...s wind 25 to 35 kt, rising to 30 to 40 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 55 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 11 to
15 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 14 ft at 9 seconds and nw
5 ft at 11 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms. 
.christmas day...s wind 25 to 30 kt, rising to 30 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 50 kt. seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to
11 to 13 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 14 ft at 10 seconds
and nw 3 ft at 11 seconds. showers. a slight chance of tstms in
the afternoon. 
.thu night...s wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
11 to 15 ft. wave detail: sw 12 ft at 12 seconds and w 8 ft at
12 seconds. a slight chance of tstms in the evening. showers.
.fri...s wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 11 to 14 ft. wave detail: sw
12 ft at 13 seconds. showers.
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail:
sw 7 ft at 11 seconds and w 12 ft at 14 seconds. showers.
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 10 seconds and nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
9 seconds. 
.sun night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
904 pm pst tue dec 23 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


pzz570-241730-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
904 pm pst tue dec 23 2025

...storm warning in effect until 3 am pst wednesday...

.tonight...se wind 30 to 35 kt, veering to sw 25 to 30 kt late.
gusts up to 55 kt, decreasing to 45 kt late. seas 14 to 19 ft,
building to 17 to 19 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 18 ft at
10 seconds and nw 9 ft at 12 seconds. showers early this evening,
then showers with a slight chance of tstms late this evening and
overnight. 
.wed...s wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming se 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 14 to 19 ft, subsiding to 11 to 14 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 16 ft at 10 seconds and nw 9 ft at
12 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms. 
.wed night...se wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to s 30 to 35 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 50 kt. seas 12 to 16 ft, building to 15 to
19 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 18 ft at 10 seconds and nw
7 ft at 11 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms. 
.christmas day...s wind around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
16 to 19 ft, subsiding to 15 to 17 ft in the afternoon. wave
detail: s 18 ft at 11 seconds and nw 3 ft at 11 seconds. showers.
a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...s wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 15 to 17 ft. wave detail: s
15 ft at 12 seconds and w 12 ft at 12 seconds. showers.
.fri...sw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 14 to 17 ft. wave detail: sw
12 ft at 10 seconds and w 14 ft at 14 seconds. showers.
.fri night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to
10 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds
and w 14 ft at 13 seconds. showers, mainly in the evening. 
.sat...n wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 9 seconds and
nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
9 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 9 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
904 pm pst tue dec 23 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


pzz575-241730-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
904 pm pst tue dec 23 2025

...storm warning in effect until 3 am pst wednesday...

.tonight...se wind 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 55 kt, veering to
sw 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt late. seas 12 to 17 ft,
building to 16 to 18 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 17 ft at
9 seconds and nw 10 ft at 12 seconds. showers. a slight chance of
tstms late this evening and early morning. 
.wed...s wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to
35 kt in the afternoon. seas 12 to 16 ft, subsiding to 11 to
13 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 15 ft at 9 seconds and nw
10 ft at 12 seconds. showers. a slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...s wind 25 to 30 kt, rising to 30 to 35 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 50 kt. seas 12 to 15 ft, building to 14 to
16 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 16 ft at 9 seconds and nw
6 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of tstms. showers.
.christmas day...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
14 to 16 ft. wave detail: s 16 ft at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at
11 seconds. showers. a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 14 to 16 ft. wave detail: sw 15 ft at 12 seconds
and w 11 ft at 12 seconds. showers.
.fri...sw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 14 to 17 ft. wave detail: sw
13 ft at 12 seconds and w 15 ft at 13 seconds. showers.
.fri night...w wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 13 to 16 ft, subsiding to
10 to 14 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 10 seconds
and w 15 ft at 14 seconds. showers.
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 10 seconds
and nw 10 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 3 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: n
5 ft at 9 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$