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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
817 PM PST Tue Dec 9 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

PZZ500-101730-
817 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

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

High pressure will result in northerly winds over the coastal
waters. High pressure will also build over the Great Basin tonight
and Wednesday resulting in additional offshore winds across the
Delta to the San Francisco Bay. Winds will strengthen across all
outer waters by midweek. A new, long period northwesterly swell is
expected Wednesday, lasting into the early weekend.

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PZZ570-101730-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
817 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft
at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and
NW 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to
6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain.

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PZZ571-101730-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
817 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
11 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 12 seconds and NW 10 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 12 seconds and
NW 10 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at
14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to
4 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 5 seconds.

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PZZ575-101730-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
817 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW 4 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 11 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 11 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 13 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 11 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at
13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.

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PZZ576-101730-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
817 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
11 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 11 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 14 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU 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.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to
5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.

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PZZ540-101730-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
817 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy dense fog late.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds and
S 4 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds and S
3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 12 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 14 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.SAT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of
rain.

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PZZ545-101730-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
817 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED...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 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 13 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
13 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 13
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 13 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.5 kt at 09:03 AM Wednesday and 2.4 kt at 08:38 PM
Wednesday.

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PZZ560-101730-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
817 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...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 12 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW
6 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 14 seconds and
W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 11 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
14 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.

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PZZ565-101730-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
817 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 13 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 11 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 14 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 13 seconds and W 7 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to
4 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds.

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PZZ530-101730-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
817 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog this evening. Patchy
dense fog late.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog in the evening.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Patchy fog.

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PZZ531-101730-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
817 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...Light and variable winds.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Patchy
fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable.

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PZZ535-101730-
Monterey Bay-
817 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 12 seconds and W 5 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to E after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds.

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


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