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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
851 pm pdt thu may 7 2026

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


pzz530-081630-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
851 pm pdt thu may 7 2026

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 080351
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
851 pm pdt thu may 7 2026

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


pzz540-081630-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
851 pm pdt thu may 7 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 080351
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
851 pm pdt thu may 7 2026

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


pzz545-081630-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
851 pm pdt thu may 7 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 am pdt friday through
sunday evening...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds.
patchy fog after midnight. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at
16 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog. 
.tue...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 13 
seconds.

across the bar...swell can be more than twice as high across the
bar than surrounding waters. waves are also more prone to break,
particularly during strong ebb currents. maximum ebb current of
0.7 kt at 10:27 pm thursday and 2.0 kt at 08:39 am friday.

$$

fzus56 kmtr 080351
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
851 pm pdt thu may 7 2026

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


pzz570-081630-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
851 pm pdt thu may 7 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 am pdt friday through
sunday evening...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$