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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
151 pm pdt sat oct 17 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


pzz530-180930-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
151 pm pdt sat oct 17 2026

.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.tue...w wind around 5 kt, veering to e around 5 kt in the
afternoon. patchy fog in the morning. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt. a chance of showers. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt, backing to sw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. a chance of showers. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt. a chance of showers.
.thu...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
151 pm pdt sat oct 17 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


pzz545-180930-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
151 pm pdt sat oct 17 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 2 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 2 ft at 16 seconds. a slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.tue...e wind around 5 kt, veering to s around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers
in the evening. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 15 
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
1.7 kt at 08:51 pm saturday and 0.8 kt at 11:40 am sunday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
151 pm pdt sat oct 17 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


pzz560-180930-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
151 pm pdt sat oct 17 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon 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 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt, veering to se in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.wed...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
11 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers.
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
151 pm pdt sat oct 17 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


pzz570-180930-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
151 pm pdt sat oct 17 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 12 seconds
and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 9 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 12 seconds and
s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to
9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 12 seconds and s
3 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.tue...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft
at 13 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 9 ft, subsiding to
7 to 8 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 12 seconds and
s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at
10 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
151 pm pdt sat oct 17 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


pzz575-180930-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
151 pm pdt sat oct 17 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 8 ft. wave detail:
nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds and
s 3 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to se in the afternoon. seas
6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 13 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. showers likely,
mainly in the morning. 
.tue night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers.
.wed...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers in
the morning. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers.
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$