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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
825 PM PST Fri Nov 7 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

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825 PM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

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

Rough seas will gradually diminish to moderate by Saturday with
more favorable conditions expected this weekend and into the first
half of next week. The next storm will bring a fresh southerly
breeze and rough seas to the coastal waters by Thursday.

$$

PZZ570-081715-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
825 PM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.WED...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.

$$

PZZ571-081715-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
825 PM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...S wind around 10 kt, rising to around 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to
11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW
7 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.

$$

PZZ575-081715-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
825 PM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and
S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...S wind around 10 kt, rising to around 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds
and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then
rain likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.

$$

PZZ576-081715-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
825 PM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
825 PM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds and
S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog late.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and
S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW
6 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.

$$

PZZ545-081715-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
825 PM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 4 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN...E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to
8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft
at 14 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 7 feet at 13 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.3 kt at 06:15 AM Saturday and 4.5 kt at 05:27 PM
Saturday.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
825 PM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and
SW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds and
S 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S
3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.

$$

PZZ565-081715-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
825 PM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.

$$

PZZ530-081715-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
825 PM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late this evening and
early morning, backing to SW late.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
.VETERANS DAY...NE wind around 5 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Rain likely.

$$

PZZ531-081715-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
825 PM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening, then becoming SW after midnight, backing to E late.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable.
.VETERANS DAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Rain.

$$

PZZ535-081715-
Monterey Bay-
825 PM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.

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


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