Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
840 FZUS56 KMTR 251033 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 233 AM PST Tue Nov 25 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 PZZ500-252315- 233 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Dense fog has developed across the West Delta, into the San Pablo and San Francisco Bays, creating hazardous conditions for mariners through the morning hours. High pressure will persist over the coastal waters through mid to late week. Seas will gradually ease through the middle of the week with gentle to moderate northerly breezes. Winds will begin to increase again late week, building moderate to rough seas. $$ PZZ570-252315- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 233 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ571-252315- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 233 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .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 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ575-252315- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 233 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ576-252315- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 233 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ540-252315- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 233 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. $$ PZZ545-252315- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 233 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 14 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 14 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 0.7 kt at 08:17 AM Tuesday and 2.7 kt at 06:46 PM Tuesday. $$ PZZ560-252315- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 233 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ565-252315- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 233 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ530-252315- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 233 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Patchy dense fog. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Areas of dense fog in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to N after midnight. $$ PZZ531-252315- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 233 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. .WED...N wind around 5 kt. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Patchy dense fog. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ535-252315- Monterey Bay- 233 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$