Hunters Point, CA Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
202 AM PST Tue Dec 16 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

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202 AM PST Tue Dec 16 2025

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

A plume of humid air from the Pacific will arrive today and
tonight ahead of a cool front moving southeast across the waters
and bays Wednesday. The interaction between the plume of humid
air, chilly air entrenched across the bays and cool front arriving
Wednesday will result in periodic light rain, mainly over the
northern waters and bays later today into Wednesday. Moderate seas
will prevail during the week.

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PZZ570-162300-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
202 AM PST Tue Dec 16 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft
at 13 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...N wind around 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at
12 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
202 AM PST Tue Dec 16 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain until
late afternoon, then rain likely late.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
202 AM PST Tue Dec 16 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain
early this morning. A chance of rain late this morning and early
afternoon, then rain likely late.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain
in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
12 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Rain likely.

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
202 AM PST Tue Dec 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14
seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain late
this morning and early afternoon. A chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain
in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 7 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.

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PZZ540-162300-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
202 AM PST Tue Dec 16 2025

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to S late this morning,
veering to SW this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog early
this morning. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at
14 seconds. Rain.
.WED...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, veering to W after midnight.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at
12 seconds. Rain likely.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
202 AM PST Tue Dec 16 2025

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W late. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A
slight chance of rain early this morning. A chance of rain late
this morning and early afternoon, then rain likely late. Patchy
dense fog late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and S
3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at
12 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain
in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...S 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 likely.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
10 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 11
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 11 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 3.0 kt at 01:57 PM Tuesday and 0.9 kt at 02:16 AM
Wednesday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
202 AM PST Tue Dec 16 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain
late this morning and early afternoon. A chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
12 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
11 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
11 seconds. Rain likely.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
202 AM PST Tue Dec 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain
late.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly
in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
12 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of rain.

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PZZ530-162300-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
202 AM PST Tue Dec 16 2025

.TODAY...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S late. Patchy dense fog
early this morning. A slight chance of rain late this morning and
early afternoon. A chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Rain likely.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. A slight chance of rain.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt. A slight chance of rain in the
morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. A chance of rain.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain in the morning, then
rain likely in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Rain likely.

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PZZ531-162300-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
202 AM PST Tue Dec 16 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt this
afternoon. Patchy fog late this morning and early afternoon. A
slight chance of rain late this morning and early afternoon. A
chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Rain likely.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Rain
likely, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable.
.THU...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S around 5 kt after
midnight. A chance of rain.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain in the morning, then
rain likely in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Rain likely.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Rain
likely.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Rain likely.

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PZZ535-162300-
Monterey Bay-
202 AM PST Tue Dec 16 2025

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A chance of rain,
mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at
12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
11 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.

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


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