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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
256 pm pdt sat sep 5 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


pzz530-061015-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
256 pm pdt sat sep 5 2026

.rest of today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt late.
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.labor day...e wind around 5 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. 
.tue...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.tue night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.wed...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
256 pm pdt sat sep 5 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


pzz535-061015-
monterey bay-
256 pm pdt sat sep 5 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening...
...small craft advisory in effect from sunday morning through
sunday evening...

.rest of today...w wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.labor day...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 7 seconds
and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to n after midnight.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 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
256 pm pdt sat sep 5 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


pzz540-061015-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
256 pm pdt sat sep 5 2026

.rest of today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave
detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
s 3 ft at 16 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 5 ft at 7 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.labor day...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at
14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s
3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to n around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and s
3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...e wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at
12 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
256 pm pdt sat sep 5 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


pzz545-061015-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
256 pm pdt sat sep 5 2026

.rest of today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave
detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.labor day...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon 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 8 seconds and s
3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 10 
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
2.6 kt at 11:32 pm saturday and 1.3 kt at 01:25 pm sunday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
256 pm pdt sat sep 5 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


pzz560-061015-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
256 pm pdt sat sep 5 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening...
...small craft advisory in effect from sunday morning through
late sunday night...

.rest of today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave
detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...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 7 seconds and s
3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...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 9 seconds and
s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun 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
3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.labor day...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s
3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at
12 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to n around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and s
3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at
12 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
256 pm pdt sat sep 5 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


pzz570-061015-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
256 pm pdt sat sep 5 2026

.rest of today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave
detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and se 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.labor day...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and
s 5 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed night...n 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.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
256 pm pdt sat sep 5 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


pzz575-061015-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
256 pm pdt sat sep 5 2026

.rest of today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave
detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and s 5 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.labor day...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
s 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds.  

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