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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
848 am pdt tue jul 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-
848 am pdt tue jul 21 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 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. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat 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
848 am pdt tue jul 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


pzz535-220430-
monterey bay-
848 am pdt tue jul 21 2026

.today...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. patchy dense fog early this morning. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at
13 seconds. 
.wed...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at
11 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 9 seconds and s
3 ft at 11 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 6 seconds and s
3 ft at 12 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.thu 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 6 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 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
848 am pdt tue jul 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-
848 am pdt tue jul 21 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. patchy dense fog
until late afternoon. 
.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at
8 seconds and s 5 ft at 11 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 9 seconds and s 5 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds and s
4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
848 am pdt tue jul 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-
848 am pdt tue jul 21 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog until late
afternoon. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 11 seconds. patchy fog. 
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
8 seconds and s 4 ft at 11 seconds. patchy fog. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds and s
4 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft 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
1.4 kt at 10:53 am tuesday and 2.3 kt at 11:35 pm tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
848 am pdt tue jul 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


pzz560-220430-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
848 am pdt tue jul 21 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 13 seconds. patchy dense fog
early this morning. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...se wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at
11 seconds. patchy fog. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and
s 4 ft at 11 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 4 ft at 6 seconds and s
3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 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 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 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 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
848 am pdt tue jul 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


pzz570-220430-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
848 am pdt tue jul 21 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds. patchy dense fog until
late afternoon. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 6 ft at 11 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.wed night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds
and s 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
848 am pdt tue jul 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


pzz575-220430-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
848 am pdt tue jul 21 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds and s 5 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to sw after midnight.
seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 5 ft at
12 seconds. 
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds and s 6 ft at 11 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.wed night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds.  

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