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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
847 PM PST Sun Nov 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

PZZ500-241730-
847 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025

.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...

High pressure will persist over the coastal waters through mid and
late week. Seas will gradually ease Monday through the middle of
the week with gentle to moderate northerly breezes. Winds begin to
increase along with building seas by the end of the week and into
next weekend.

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PZZ570-241730-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
847 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 14 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
14 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to
9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 10 to 11 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 8 seconds.

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PZZ571-241730-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
847 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 15 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 15 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building
to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-241730-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
847 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 14 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
14 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-241730-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
847 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 14 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 15 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-241730-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
847 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 14 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 11 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building
to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to
8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-241730-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
847 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 11 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 8 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 0.7 kt at 07:26 AM Monday and 3.0 kt at 05:59 PM
Monday.

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PZZ560-241730-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
847 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-241730-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
847 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and
W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds and
S 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 8 seconds.

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PZZ530-241730-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
847 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N late. Patchy dense
fog after midnight.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind around 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.

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PZZ531-241730-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
847 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight, backing to SE late.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt.

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PZZ535-241730-
Monterey Bay-
847 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N late this evening and
overnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and
W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 5 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 9 seconds.

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


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