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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
851 am pdt mon sep 21 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


pzz530-220430-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
851 am pdt mon sep 21 2026

.today...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...sw wind around 5 kt. patchy fog in the morning. 
.wed night...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
851 am pdt mon sep 21 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


pzz540-220430-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
851 am pdt mon sep 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm pdt this afternoon
through tuesday evening...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft.
wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds.
patchy dense fog late this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
851 am pdt mon sep 21 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


pzz545-220430-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
851 am pdt mon sep 21 2026

.today...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...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 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 8 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
1.2 kt at 01:54 pm monday and 1.5 kt at 01:57 am tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
851 am pdt mon sep 21 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


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waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
851 am pdt mon sep 21 2026

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

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds.  

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