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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
246 am pdt tue aug 4 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


pzz530-042230-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
246 am pdt tue aug 4 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. hazy early this morning. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
246 am pdt tue aug 4 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


pzz540-042230-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
246 am pdt tue aug 4 2026

.today...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds. hazy early this morning. 
.tonight...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds. patchy dense fog in the evening. patchy smoke
after midnight. 
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy smoke in the morning. 
.wed night...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.thu...se wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
246 am pdt tue aug 4 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


pzz545-042230-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
246 am pdt tue aug 4 2026

.today...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds. hazy early this morning. 
.tonight...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds. patchy smoke after midnight. 
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.thu...sw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 8 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft in the
evening, then around 2 ft or less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at
8 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 10 
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
1.9 kt at 08:51 am tuesday and 2.8 kt at 09:16 pm tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
246 am pdt tue aug 4 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


pzz570-042230-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
246 am pdt tue aug 4 2026

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, backing to nw this afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave
detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. hazy early
this morning. patchy smoke. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to n after midnight. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. patchy dense fog in the evening. patchy smoke. 
.wed...e wind around 5 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. patchy smoke. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to
6 to 8 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft, building to
10 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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