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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
835 PM PST Fri Dec 26 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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835 PM PST Fri Dec 26 2025

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

Very rough seas will prevail through Saturday morning due to a
combination of westerly swell and southerly wind waves. Hazardous
marine conditions will continue through the weekend with conditions
improving by Monday. High pressure and dry weather return for the
weekend and early next week.

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PZZ570-271715-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
835 PM PST Fri Dec 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft, subsiding to
12 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 14 ft at 13 seconds
and SW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely, mainly this evening.
.SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 10 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. A slight
chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds
and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
835 PM PST Fri Dec 26 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 12 to 16 ft, subsiding to 12 to 14 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: W 14 ft at 14 seconds and SW 8 ft at
14 seconds. Rain likely, mainly this evening.
.SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to
11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds and S
4 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and
S 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
835 PM PST Fri Dec 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft, subsiding to
11 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 14 ft at 14 seconds
and SW 8 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely, mainly this evening.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to
11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S
4 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and
S 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...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. A chance of rain.

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
835 PM PST Fri Dec 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 14 to 16 ft, subsiding to 12 to 15 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: W 14 ft at 14 seconds and SW 7 ft at
15 seconds. Rain likely, mainly this evening.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to
11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 12 seconds and S
3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.

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PZZ540-271715-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
835 PM PST Fri Dec 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: SW
8 ft at 12 seconds and W 12 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely, mainly
this evening.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 6 to
9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S
4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
835 PM PST Fri Dec 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft
after midnight. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 14 seconds and SW 8 ft at
14 seconds. Rain likely, mainly this evening.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 4 ft at
12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 9 to 12 feet at 9
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 10 to 14 feet at 9 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 2.2 kt at 08:48 PM Friday and 2.0 kt at 10:08 AM
Saturday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
835 PM PST Fri Dec 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to
9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 14 seconds and
SW 8 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms early this
evening. Rain this evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft
at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
835 PM PST Fri Dec 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas
12 to 15 ft, subsiding to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail:
W 12 ft at 14 seconds and SW 7 ft at 15 seconds. Showers with a
slight chance of tstms early this evening, then a chance of rain
late this evening and overnight.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft
at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SE in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain
in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
835 PM PST Fri Dec 26 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt late. Rain
likely, mainly this evening.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 10 to 15 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. A chance of rain after
midnight.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
835 PM PST Fri Dec 26 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt late. Rain
likely, mainly this evening.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt.
.WED NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. A chance of rain.

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Monterey Bay-
835 PM PST Fri Dec 26 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft
after midnight. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds and SW 7 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms early this evening. Rain
this evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 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 morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...E wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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


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