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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
208 PM PST Fri Nov 21 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

PZZ500-221115-
208 PM PST Fri Nov 21 2025

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

High pressure will build in from the northwest through early next
week. While winds continue to diminish, hazardous marine
conditions will continue into the weekend as seas will remain
moderate. Elevated seas will be prolonged by the arrival of long
period northwesterly swell.

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PZZ570-221115-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
208 PM PST Fri Nov 21 2025

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 16 seconds
and NW 12 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 12 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds
and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

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PZZ571-221115-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
208 PM PST Fri Nov 21 2025

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
15 seconds and NW 11 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 16 seconds
and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft
at 15 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 15 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

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PZZ575-221115-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
208 PM PST Fri Nov 21 2025

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft
at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 11 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft
at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 15 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE 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 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

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PZZ576-221115-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
208 PM PST Fri Nov 21 2025

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft
at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 11 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds
and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 15 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft
at 15 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 15 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 14 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

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PZZ540-221115-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
208 PM PST Fri Nov 21 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE late this evening
and overnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
10 ft at 16 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 14 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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PZZ545-221115-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
208 PM PST Fri Nov 21 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 8 ft at
16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 16 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...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 15 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 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 and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 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 3.4 kt at 04:14 PM Friday and 0.8 kt at 05:56 AM
Saturday.

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PZZ560-221115-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
208 PM PST Fri Nov 21 2025

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

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PZZ565-221115-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
208 PM PST Fri Nov 21 2025

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 16 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.

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PZZ530-221115-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
208 PM PST Fri Nov 21 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, backing to NE after midnight.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to S around 5 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to NE after midnight.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming NE around 5 kt
after midnight.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.

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PZZ531-221115-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
208 PM PST Fri Nov 21 2025

.TONIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to E after midnight.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.

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PZZ535-221115-
Monterey Bay-
208 PM PST Fri Nov 21 2025

.TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. 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: NW
4 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 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.

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


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