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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
256 am pst tue nov 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


pzz530-182315-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
256 am pst tue nov 18 2025

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw early this afternoon,
then becoming w 10 to 15 kt late. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s after midnight. 
.wed...se wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed night...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. rain likely. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to nw in the afternoon. rain
likely, mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...ne wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt. 
.sat night...light and variable winds, becoming n around 5 kt
after midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
256 am pst tue nov 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


pzz535-182315-
monterey bay-
256 am pst tue nov 18 2025

.today...e wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. a
slight chance of rain this morning. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.thu...e wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 10 seconds and
w 5 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.thu night...ne wind around 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight.
wave detail: sw 2 ft at 10 seconds and w 7 ft at 12 seconds. a
chance of rain in the evening. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 10 seconds and w 5 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 7 seconds and w 5 ft at 16 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
256 am pst tue nov 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


pzz540-182315-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
256 am pst tue nov 18 2025

...small craft advisory in effect from 9 am pst this morning
through this evening...

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming ne 
10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft 
at 11 seconds. 
.wed...e wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain
in the afternoon. 
.wed night...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to
11 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: w 11 ft at 11 seconds. rain
likely, mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...ne wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail:
s 4 ft at 11 seconds and w 11 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft
at 14 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 13 seconds and sw 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and w 9 ft at
16 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 6 seconds and w 9 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
256 am pst tue nov 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


pzz545-182315-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
256 am pst tue nov 18 2025

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

.....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast.....

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 6 to 8 feet at 11 
seconds. 

across the bar...mixed seas of 8 to 10 feet at 11 seconds. 
maximum ebb current of 3.5 kt at 03:06 pm tuesday and 1.1 kt at 
03:32 am wednesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
256 am pst tue nov 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


pzz560-182315-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
256 am pst tue nov 18 2025

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. a
slight chance of rain this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 12 seconds and nw 5 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.thu...se wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: w
8 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.thu night...ne wind around 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 13 seconds. a
chance of rain in the evening.
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
9 seconds and nw 10 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 13 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
7 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 7 seconds and w 7 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 6 seconds and w 7 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
256 am pst tue nov 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


pzz570-182315-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
256 am pst tue nov 18 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to s in the afternoon. seas
7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. rain in the afternoon. 
.wed night...s wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to w after midnight.
seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at
15 seconds. rain.
.thu...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to
14 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 12 seconds. rain
likely, mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...ne wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 13 to 16 ft. wave detail:
s 4 ft at 13 seconds and nw 14 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain
in the evening. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 12 to 15 ft. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 14 seconds and s 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 11 to 13 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 13 seconds and sw 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 11 to 14 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 13 seconds and nw 11 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 11 to 13 ft. wave detail:
sw 4 ft at 6 seconds and nw 11 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
256 am pst tue nov 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


pzz575-182315-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
256 am pst tue nov 18 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...ne wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt early this
afternoon, then becoming nw 15 to 20 kt late. seas 9 to 12 ft.
wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of rain this
morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain
in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to
11 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds.
rain.
.thu night...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 14 ft, building to 12 to 15 ft after
midnight. wave detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds and nw 13 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 12 to 15 ft, subsiding to 10 to
13 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 13 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, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 15 seconds and
nw 10 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail:
s 4 ft at 7 seconds and nw 10 ft at 16 seconds.  

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