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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
141 pm pdt fri may 8 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


pzz530-090915-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
141 pm pdt fri may 8 2026

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...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. 
.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...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
141 pm pdt fri may 8 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


pzz535-090915-
monterey bay-
141 pm pdt fri may 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening...
...small craft advisory in effect from saturday afternoon through
saturday evening...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 5 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. patchy fog late. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds.
patchy fog in the morning. 
.sat 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 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 9 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 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
sw 2 ft at 14 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 11 seconds.
patchy fog after midnight. 
.tue...light and variable winds, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft.  

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
141 pm pdt fri may 8 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


pzz540-090915-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
141 pm pdt fri may 8 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 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. 
.mon...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
141 pm pdt fri may 8 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


pzz545-090915-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
141 pm pdt fri may 8 2026

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

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

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 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
0.8 kt at 11:22 pm friday and 1.7 kt at 10:02 am saturday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
141 pm pdt fri may 8 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


pzz560-090915-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
141 pm pdt fri may 8 2026

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

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

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
141 pm pdt fri may 8 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


pzz570-090915-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
141 pm pdt fri may 8 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 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 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 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 9 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 12 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 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind around 10 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas around 6 ft.  

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fzus56 kmtr 082041
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
141 pm pdt fri may 8 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


pzz575-090915-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
141 pm pdt fri may 8 2026

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

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

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