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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
856 AM 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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856 AM 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...

Expect rough seas to continue across the coastal waters with
moderate period WNW swell persisting. Seas will gradually ease to
moderate by Saturday with more favorable conditions expected to
continue into the beginning of next week. Winds stay light to
moderate through the middle of the next work week but build again
in the late week.


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PZZ570-080515-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds
and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 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 around 5 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 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.VETERANS DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. 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.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog
early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...N 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...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising 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.
.TONIGHT...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.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...N 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 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 around 5 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 around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at
14 seconds.

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 13 seconds and
NW 10 ft at 14 seconds.
.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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NE 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 around 5 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...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.

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

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW late this morning and
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and
NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain this morning. Patchy
dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 13 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. 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 fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt. 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...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. 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...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt 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.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late this morning and
early afternoon, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
dense fog early this morning. A slight chance of rain this
morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 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...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

.....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 4.9 kt at 04:44 PM Friday and 1.3 kt at 06:15 AM
Saturday.

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

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and
S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and
SW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
13 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt 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 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...N 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...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 13 seconds
and W 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, veering 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.
.SUN NIGHT...NE 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...N wind around 5 kt. 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. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W late. A slight chance
of rain early this morning. Patchy dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming NE around 5 kt
after midnight.
.VETERANS DAY...NE wind around 5 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming S around 5 kt late
this morning, veering to NW this afternoon. Patchy fog early this
morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable.
.VETERANS DAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt.

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Monterey Bay-
856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, 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...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW 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...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt 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 NW 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...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to 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.

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


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