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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
249 pm pst thu dec 18 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


pzz530-191115-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
249 pm pst thu dec 18 2025

.this afternoon...sw wind around 5 kt. a slight chance of rain
late. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain. 
.fri...s wind 15 to 20 kt. rain.
.fri night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. rain, mainly in the evening. 
.sat...s wind around 5 kt. rain. patchy dense fog. 
.sat night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. rain.
.sun...s wind 20 to 25 kt. rain.
.sun night...s wind 20 to 25 kt. rain.
.mon...s wind 15 to 20 kt. rain.
.mon night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. rain. 

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
249 pm pst thu dec 18 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


pzz535-191115-
monterey bay-
249 pm pst thu dec 18 2025

.this afternoon...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave
detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of
rain after midnight. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 10 seconds and w 4 ft at
11 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...se wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely. patchy
fog. 
.sat...se wind around 5 kt, veering to sw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 12 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. rain likely. 
.sat night...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds.
rain.
.sun...s wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 7 seconds and w
4 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 7 seconds and w
4 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.mon...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
7 seconds and w 4 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.mon night...s wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming se 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 10 seconds and w
4 ft at 11 seconds. rain. 

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
249 pm pst thu dec 18 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


pzz540-191115-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
249 pm pst thu dec 18 2025

.this afternoon...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail:
w 6 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain
early, then rain likely late. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.fri...s wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely, mainly
in the evening. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, veering to e in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...se wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 11 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at
10 seconds and sw 7 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.sun night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 10 seconds and w 2 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and w 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 11 seconds and w 6 ft at
12 seconds. rain. 

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
249 pm pst thu dec 18 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


pzz545-191115-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
249 pm pst thu dec 18 2025

.this afternoon...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave
detail: w 5 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy
fog. a chance of rain late. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds and s
2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain. patchy dense fog. 
.fri...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
9 seconds and w 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and s
2 ft at 11 seconds. rain. patchy dense fog after midnight. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, veering to se in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. rain. patchy dense fog. 
.sat night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 12 seconds. patchy dense fog in the evening. rain.
.sun...s wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 9 seconds and w
6 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 9 seconds and w
4 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.mon...s wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 9 seconds and
w 6 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.mon night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 9 seconds and nw 6 ft at 12 seconds. rain. 

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 13 
seconds. 

across the bar...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 13 seconds. maximum
ebb current of 0.8 kt at 03:54 am friday and 3.1 kt at 03:13 pm
friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
249 pm pst thu dec 18 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


pzz560-191115-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
249 pm pst thu dec 18 2025

.this afternoon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave
detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of
rain. 
.fri...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
11 seconds and s 2 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the morning, then rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...s wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
11 seconds. rain.
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.sat night...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 12 seconds and
s 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and w
5 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and w
5 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.mon...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
5 seconds and w 5 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.mon night...s wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming se 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 7 seconds and nw
6 ft at 11 seconds. rain. 

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
249 pm pst thu dec 18 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


pzz570-191115-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
249 pm pst thu dec 18 2025

...small craft advisory in effect from friday morning through
friday afternoon...

.this afternoon...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave
detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain early, then rain
likely late. 
.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to
9 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 9 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.fri...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: w 10 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.fri night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely, mainly
in the evening. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to e in the afternoon. seas
7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...se wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 12 seconds and
sw 8 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.sun...sw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 8 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.sun night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
w 6 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.mon...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and nw 7 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely. 
.mon night...n wind around 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
249 pm pst thu dec 18 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


pzz575-191115-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
249 pm pst thu dec 18 2025

.this afternoon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave
detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. a chance
of rain late. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.sat night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at
11 seconds and s 3 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 10 seconds and sw 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.mon...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and w 7 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.mon night...se wind around 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 12 seconds. rain. 

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