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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
243 am pdt fri apr 24 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


pzz530-242215-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
243 am pdt fri apr 24 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tonight...w 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. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
243 am pdt fri apr 24 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


pzz535-242215-
monterey bay-
243 am pdt fri apr 24 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w late this morning,
rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. a
chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 8 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly in the morning. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds. a
slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after
midnight. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of
rain in the morning. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 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
243 am pdt fri apr 24 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


pzz540-242215-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
243 am pdt fri apr 24 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 7 seconds and sw
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
243 am pdt fri apr 24 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


pzz545-242215-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
243 am pdt fri apr 24 2026

.today...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.sat night...w wind around 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
w 3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
rain after midnight. 
.sun...w wind around 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 7 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet 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
2.2 kt at 10:23 am friday and 1.5 kt at 12:27 am saturday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
243 am pdt fri apr 24 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


pzz560-242215-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
243 am pdt fri apr 24 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly in the morning. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds and sw
2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
7 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
243 am pdt fri apr 24 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


pzz570-242215-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
243 am pdt fri apr 24 2026

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
243 am pdt fri apr 24 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


pzz575-242215-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
243 am pdt fri apr 24 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.sat...w wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
rain. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the morning. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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