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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 pm pst wed nov 5 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


pzz530-061130-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
216 pm pst wed nov 5 2025

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. a
chance of rain, mainly this evening. 
.thu...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.thu night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.sat night...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.mon...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...w wind around 5 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 pm pst wed nov 5 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


pzz535-061130-
monterey bay-
216 pm pst wed nov 5 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through late thursday night...

.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening, then becoming nw after midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave
detail: w 7 ft at 12 seconds and s 6 ft at 12 seconds. a chance
of rain this evening. patchy dense fog late. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 15 seconds and
sw 5 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave
detail: w 7 ft at 15 seconds and sw 5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 14 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...e wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...e wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...e 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 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 11 seconds and w 4 ft at 13 seconds.  

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


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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 pm pst wed nov 5 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


pzz540-061130-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
216 pm pst wed nov 5 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through late thursday night...

.tonight...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: s
8 ft at 10 seconds and w 13 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
tstms early this evening. a chance of rain. 
.thu...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: w 13 ft
at 15 seconds and s 5 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of rain
in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.thu night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to
8 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 14 seconds and
w 11 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog in the evening. a chance
of rain. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at 13 seconds and
s 4 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 13 seconds and
w 9 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: w 8 ft at 13 seconds and s 3 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to ne around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 12 seconds and s
3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...e wind around 5 kt, veering to s around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds and
s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...e wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to
8 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 7 ft at 12 seconds and sw
4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...e wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 10 seconds and w 7 ft at 13 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 pm pst wed nov 5 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


pzz545-061130-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
216 pm pst wed nov 5 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through late thursday night...

.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. seas
9 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 8 ft at 11 seconds and w 10 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly this evening. 
.thu...s wind around 5 kt, veering to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft at 15 seconds
and sw 5 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.thu night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 9 ft at 15 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog in the evening. a slight
chance of rain after midnight. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 13 seconds and
w 8 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 11 seconds and
w 7 ft at 14 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
s 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 11 seconds and w 4 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sun night...se wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...e wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 12 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to sw after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 8 seconds and w 5 ft at
13 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 4.8 kt at 03:26 pm wednesday and 1.5 kt at 04:26 am
thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 pm pst wed nov 5 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


pzz560-061130-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
216 pm pst wed nov 5 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through late thursday night...

.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and early morning, then becoming nw late. seas 9 to
12 ft. wave detail: s 8 ft at 11 seconds and w 11 ft at
13 seconds. a chance of rain this evening. patchy dense fog late.
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: w 11 ft at 15 seconds
and sw 5 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after
midnight. wave detail: w 10 ft at 15 seconds and sw 5 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 14 seconds and
s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...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 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...e wind around 5 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 9 seconds and w 4 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sun night...se wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 5 ft at 12 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...e wind around 5 kt, veering to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 11 seconds and
w 7 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to e after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 10 seconds and w 6 ft at
13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 pm pst wed nov 5 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


pzz570-061130-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
216 pm pst wed nov 5 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through friday morning...

.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 12 to 15 ft. wave detail: s
8 ft at 10 seconds and w 15 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.thu...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 13 to 15 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 14 seconds and w 15 ft
at 15 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning, then a
chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.thu night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to sw after midnight.
seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 10 to 11 ft after midnight. wave
detail: s 2 ft at 13 seconds and w 13 ft at 15 seconds. a chance
of rain. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: w
11 ft at 13 seconds and s 4 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain in
the morning. 
.fri night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 13 seconds and nw 11 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
8 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 13 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to e after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sun...se wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 13 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.mon...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to ne in the afternoon. seas
8 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at 13 seconds and sw 4 ft at
16 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 10 seconds and w 8 ft at 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 pm pst wed nov 5 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


pzz575-061130-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
216 pm pst wed nov 5 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through friday morning...

.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w late. seas 11 to 14 ft.
wave detail: s 9 ft at 12 seconds and w 14 ft at 15 seconds. a
slight chance of rain this evening. patchy dense fog late. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 12 to 14 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 14 seconds
and w 14 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to
9 to 11 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 14 seconds and
w 13 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 13 seconds
and nw 10 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 13 seconds and nw 10 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 12 seconds and nw 7 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, veering to se in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 11 seconds and nw 6 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sun night...se wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to
5 to 8 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 8 ft at 12 seconds and s
3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...e wind around 5 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at
13 seconds and sw 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...ne wind around 5 kt, veering to se after midnight.
seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 10 seconds and w 7 ft at
14 seconds.  

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