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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am pst wed dec 24 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


pzz530-250515-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
852 am pst wed dec 24 2025

...gale warning in effect from 3 pm pst this afternoon through
late thursday night...

.today...sw wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming s
5 to 10 kt late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming
se 10 to 15 kt late. a chance of showers. a slight chance of
tstms this afternoon. patchy fog late this morning. 
.tonight...se wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 45 kt. a slight chance of tstms. showers.
.christmas day...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. a
slight chance of tstms. showers.
.thu night...s wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. a slight chance of tstms. showers.
.fri...s wind 20 to 25 kt. showers. a slight chance of tstms in
the afternoon. 
.fri night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. showers likely, mainly in the
evening. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.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
852 am pst wed dec 24 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


pzz540-250515-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
852 am pst wed dec 24 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pst this afternoon...
...storm warning in effect from 3 pm pst this afternoon through
late thursday night...

.today...sw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt late this
morning, then becoming se 15 to 20 kt early this afternoon,
rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt late. seas 11 to
15 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft this afternoon. wave detail: s
14 ft at 11 seconds and nw 7 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of
showers this morning. a slight chance of tstms. showers likely
this afternoon. 
.tonight...s wind 25 to 35 kt. gusts up to 45 kt, increasing to
55 kt after midnight. seas 10 to 14 ft, building to 12 to 15 ft
after midnight. wave detail: s 14 ft at 10 seconds and nw 6 ft at
11 seconds. showers with a chance of tstms. 
.christmas day...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
12 to 14 ft, building to 12 to 17 ft in the afternoon. wave
detail: s 16 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at 13 seconds. a slight
chance of tstms. showers.
.thu night...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
14 to 18 ft. wave detail: s 16 ft at 11 seconds and w 14 ft at
13 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening,
then showers after midnight. 
.fri...s wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 15 to 18 ft, subsiding to 13 to 18 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 10 ft at 11 seconds and w 17 ft at
15 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to
9 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 9 ft at 11 seconds and
w 11 ft at 13 seconds. showers likely, mainly in the evening. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to
8 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 9 seconds and nw
10 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 9 seconds and nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 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
852 am pst wed dec 24 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


pzz545-250515-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
852 am pst wed dec 24 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pst this afternoon...
...storm warning in effect from 3 pm pst this afternoon through
late thursday night...

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

.....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 3.0 kt at 06:44 pm wednesday and 1.2 kt at 08:24 am
thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am pst wed dec 24 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


pzz570-250515-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
852 am pst wed dec 24 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pst this afternoon...
...storm warning in effect from 3 pm pst this afternoon through
late thursday night...

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

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$