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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
828 am pst thu nov 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


pzz530-210515-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
828 am pst thu nov 20 2025

.today...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw late this morning,
rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. rain likely, mainly this
morning. 
.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. 
.fri night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
828 am pst thu nov 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


pzz535-210515-
monterey bay-
828 am pst thu nov 20 2025

.today...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to n late this morning,
then becoming nw 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave
detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds. rain, mainly this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 14 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 14 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 13 seconds and
s 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 14 seconds and w 5 ft at
16 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 14 seconds and w 5 ft at
16 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 14 seconds and w 5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 12 seconds and w 5 ft at
15 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 13 seconds and w 5 ft at 15 seconds.  

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
828 am pst thu nov 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


pzz540-210515-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
828 am pst thu nov 20 2025

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

.today...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft
this afternoon. wave detail: w 10 ft at 13 seconds and s 5 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of rain this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: w 11 ft at 14 seconds and
s 5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 14 seconds
and s 5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 13 seconds and s 5 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 16 seconds and w 8 ft at
17 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 15 seconds and w 9 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 14 seconds and w 9 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 14 seconds and w 8 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
828 am pst thu nov 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


pzz545-210515-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
828 am pst thu nov 20 2025

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

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt late this
morning, rising to 20 to 25 kt this afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft,
building to 6 to 9 ft this afternoon. wave detail: w 8 ft at
9 seconds. rain likely this morning, then a slight chance of rain
early this afternoon. 
.tonight...n wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 14 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 14 seconds and s 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 14 seconds and s 3 ft at
17 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 14 seconds and w 7 ft at
16 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 15 seconds and w 7 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 12 seconds and
w 6 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 13 seconds and w 6 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 13 seconds and w 7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 17 
seconds. 

across the bar...mixed seas of 5 to 6 feet at 17 seconds. maximum
ebb current of 3.4 kt at 03:50 pm thursday and 0.9 kt at 05:10 am
friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
828 am pst thu nov 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


pzz560-210515-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
828 am pst thu nov 20 2025

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

.today...n wind around 10 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft this afternoon. wave detail: w 8 ft
at 9 seconds. rain, mainly this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 12 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 14 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 14 seconds and
s 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 15 seconds and
w 7 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 14 seconds and w 7 ft at
16 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 13 seconds and w 7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 12 seconds and
w 7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 14 seconds and w 7 ft at 15 seconds. 

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
828 am pst thu nov 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


pzz570-210515-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
828 am pst thu nov 20 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through late friday night...

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to
14 ft this afternoon. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 13 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.tonight...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 12 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw
14 ft at 14 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
rain in the evening. 
.fri...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 11 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw
14 ft at 15 seconds and s 6 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 14 seconds and s 6 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 16 seconds
and nw 12 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 12 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 15 seconds
and nw 11 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: w 11 ft
at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 14 seconds and w 10 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail: w 11 ft
at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
828 am pst thu nov 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


pzz575-210515-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
828 am pst thu nov 20 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through late friday night...

.today...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds
and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 14 seconds and s 4 ft at
14 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 14 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind around 10 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 14 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 15 seconds and
nw 11 ft at 18 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 15 seconds and nw 10 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 14 seconds and nw 10 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 13 seconds and nw 9 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 14 seconds and nw 10 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$