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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 am pst thu dec 18 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


pzz530-190515-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
847 am pst thu dec 18 2025

.today...s wind around 5 kt. patchy dense fog this morning. a
chance of rain late. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain. 
.fri...s wind 10 to 15 kt. rain.
.fri night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. rain, mainly in the evening. 
.sat...s wind around 5 kt. rain.
.sat night...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. rain.
.sun...s wind 15 to 20 kt. rain.
.sun night...s wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. rain.
.mon...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. rain.
.mon night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. rain likely.  

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fzus56 kmtr 181647
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 am pst thu dec 18 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


pzz545-190515-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
847 am pst thu dec 18 2025

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w this afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. a slight chance of rain early this afternoon. a
chance of rain late. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds and s
2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
9 seconds and w 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.fri night...sw wind around 10 kt, veering to w after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
11 seconds. rain.
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.sat night...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at
9 seconds and w 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.sun night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 9 seconds and w 4 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.mon...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and w 6 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.mon night...nw wind around 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 9 seconds and nw 6 ft at
12 seconds. rain likely.  

.....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 6 feet at 13 seconds. maximum
ebb current of 3.1 kt at 02:45 pm thursday and 0.8 kt at 03:54 am
friday.

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fzus56 kmtr 181647
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 am pst thu dec 18 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


pzz560-190515-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
847 am pst thu dec 18 2025

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of rain
late. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. patchy dense fog in
the evening. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain after midnight. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
11 seconds and s 2 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.fri night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.sat...e wind around 5 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. rain likely. 
.sat night...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 12 seconds and
s 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
6 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 6 seconds and w 5 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.mon...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and w 5 ft at
10 seconds. rain.
.mon night...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to e after midnight.
seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 7 seconds and nw 6 ft at
11 seconds. rain. 

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 am pst thu dec 18 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


pzz570-190515-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
847 am pst thu dec 18 2025

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

.today...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft this afternoon. wave
detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of rain and
drizzle early this morning. a chance of rain late this morning,
then rain this afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to
9 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 9 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.fri...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: w 10 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.fri night...n wind around 10 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely, mainly
in the evening. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to se in the afternoon. seas
7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.sat night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 12 seconds and sw 8 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.sun...sw wind around 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 8 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
7 ft at 10 seconds and w 6 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.mon...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and nw 7 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely. 
.mon night...n wind around 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely.  

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fzus56 kmtr 181647
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 am pst thu dec 18 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


pzz575-190515-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
847 am pst thu dec 18 2025

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of rain
early this afternoon. a chance of rain late. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind around 10 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.sat night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind around 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 10 seconds and sw 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.mon...w wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to n in the afternoon. seas
6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 10 seconds and w 7 ft at
11 seconds. rain.
.mon night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 12 seconds. rain. 

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