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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
901 pm pdt sat may 9 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


pzz530-101715-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
901 pm pdt sat may 9 2026

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.wed...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
901 pm pdt sat may 9 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-
901 pm pdt sat may 9 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.mon...light and variable winds, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 10 seconds.
patchy fog. 
.tue...light and variable winds, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.tue 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 11 seconds. 
.wed...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds
and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds and
s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 6 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s
3 ft at 12 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
901 pm pdt sat may 9 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


pzz540-101715-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
901 pm pdt sat may 9 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late sunday night...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt early this
evening. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and s
3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and
s 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds and
s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
11 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
901 pm pdt sat may 9 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


pzz545-101715-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
901 pm pdt sat may 9 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 18 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s
3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds.
patchy dense fog in the afternoon. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.tue...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.wed...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 8 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 6 
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
1.1 kt at 12:16 am sunday and 1.6 kt at 11:44 am sunday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
901 pm pdt sat may 9 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


pzz560-101715-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
901 pm pdt sat may 9 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this
evening and overnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
9 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 10 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.tue...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 6 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 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 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
901 pm pdt sat may 9 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


pzz570-101715-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
901 pm pdt sat may 9 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through monday morning...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
901 pm pdt sat may 9 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


pzz575-101715-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
901 pm pdt sat may 9 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and
s 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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