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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 pm pdt mon aug 31 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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san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
842 pm pdt mon aug 31 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt tuesday...

.tonight...w wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. 
.tue...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tue night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. a slight chance of rain. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. a chance of rain. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw around 5 kt after
midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 pm pdt mon aug 31 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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monterey bay-
842 pm pdt mon aug 31 2026

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tue...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. wave
detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s after midnight. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...e wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 9 seconds. patchy
fog. 
.wed night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...e wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds.  

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


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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 pm pdt mon aug 31 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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coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
842 pm pdt mon aug 31 2026

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain late.
.tue...s wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.tue night...s wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.wed...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly
in the morning. 
.wed night...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.thu...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the
morning. 
.thu 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 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 pm pdt mon aug 31 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


pzz545-011615-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
842 pm pdt mon aug 31 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...sw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 2 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.wed night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 
.thu...s wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 14 
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
2.0 kt at 07:43 am tuesday and 3.7 kt at 07:42 pm tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 pm pdt mon aug 31 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


pzz560-011615-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
842 pm pdt mon aug 31 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w around 5 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming se after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.wed...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...e wind around 5 kt, veering to sw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and s
3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and
s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 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 10 seconds and
s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 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
842 pm pdt mon aug 31 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


pzz570-011615-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
842 pm pdt mon aug 31 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of
rain in the evening. 
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds and s 3 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the morning. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.thu...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
8 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 pm pdt mon aug 31 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


pzz575-011615-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
842 pm pdt mon aug 31 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 11 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds.  

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