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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
218 pm pdt tue apr 28 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


pzz530-291015-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
218 pm pdt tue apr 28 2026

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

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fzus56 kmtr 282118
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
218 pm pdt tue apr 28 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


pzz540-291015-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
218 pm pdt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from wednesday afternoon
through late wednesday night...

.this afternoon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave
detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds.  

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fzus56 kmtr 282118
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
218 pm pdt tue apr 28 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


pzz545-291015-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
218 pm pdt tue apr 28 2026

.this afternoon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...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. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.thu 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. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat 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 9 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 11 
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
2.0 kt at 03:09 pm tuesday and 3.5 kt at 03:47 am wednesday.

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fzus56 kmtr 282118
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
218 pm pdt tue apr 28 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


pzz570-291015-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
218 pm pdt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday afternoon...

.this afternoon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave
detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...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. 
.wed...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas around 10 ft, building to
11 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds.  

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