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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
242 pm pst thu nov 20 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


pzz530-211115-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
242 pm pst thu nov 20 2025

.today...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n late this morning and
afternoon. rain likely, mainly this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt. a slight chance of rain in the
evening. 
.fri...e wind around 5 kt, veering to sw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.sat night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
242 pm pst thu nov 20 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


pzz535-211115-
monterey bay-
242 pm pst thu nov 20 2025

.today...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to nw this afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds. rain, mainly this
morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 14 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 14 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 13 seconds and s 4 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 14 seconds and w 5 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 14 seconds and w 5 ft at
16 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 14 seconds and w 5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 12 seconds and w 5 ft at
15 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 13 seconds and w 5 ft at 15 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
242 pm pst thu nov 20 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


pzz540-211115-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
242 pm pst thu nov 20 2025

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

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to
11 ft this afternoon. wave detail: w 10 ft at 13 seconds and s
5 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: w 11 ft at 14 seconds and
s 5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft
at 14 seconds and s 5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 13 seconds and s 5 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 16 seconds and
w 8 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 15 seconds and w 9 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 14 seconds and w 9 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 14 seconds and w 8 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 9 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: w 9 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
242 pm pst thu nov 20 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


pzz545-211115-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
242 pm pst thu nov 20 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm pst this evening...

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to nw late this morning,
rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft this afternoon. wave detail: w 8 ft at 9 seconds. rain
likely this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 14 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 14 seconds
and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 14 seconds and s 3 ft at
17 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 14 seconds and w 7 ft at
16 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 15 seconds and w 7 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 12 seconds and w 6 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 13 seconds and w 6 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at
13 seconds and w 7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
7 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 03:50 pm thursday and 0.9 kt at 05:10 am
friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
242 pm pst thu nov 20 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


pzz560-211115-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
242 pm pst thu nov 20 2025

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

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft this afternoon.
wave detail: w 8 ft at 9 seconds. rain, mainly this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 12 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 14 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 14 seconds and s 4 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 15 seconds and w 7 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at
14 seconds and w 7 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 13 seconds and
w 7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 12 seconds and
w 7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 14 seconds and w 7 ft at 15 seconds. 

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
242 pm pst thu nov 20 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


pzz570-211115-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
242 pm pst thu nov 20 2025

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

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to
14 ft this afternoon. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 13 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.tonight...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 12 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw
14 ft at 14 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 11 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 15 seconds
and s 6 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 14 seconds
and s 6 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft
at 16 seconds and nw 12 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 11 to 12 ft. wave detail:
sw 5 ft at 15 seconds and nw 11 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: w 11 ft
at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 14 seconds and w 10 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail: w 11 ft
at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 202242
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
242 pm pst thu nov 20 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


pzz575-211115-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
242 pm pst thu nov 20 2025

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

.today...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to around 20 kt this
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds
and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain this morning, then a
slight chance of rain early this afternoon. 
.tonight...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 11 to
13 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 14 seconds and s
4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 14 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 14 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at
15 seconds and nw 11 ft at 18 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail:
sw 5 ft at 15 seconds and nw 10 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 14 seconds and nw 10 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 13 seconds and nw 9 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 14 seconds
and nw 10 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 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$