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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
246 am pdt tue may 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


pzz530-052230-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
246 am pdt tue may 5 2026

.rest of tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. rain likely, then a chance
of rain late. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
246 am pdt tue may 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


pzz540-052230-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
246 am pdt tue may 5 2026

.rest of tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave
detail: w 4 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance
of rain. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 6 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
246 am pdt tue may 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


pzz545-052230-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
246 am pdt tue may 5 2026

.rest of tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: w 4 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. rain
likely, then a chance of rain late. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 11 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 14 
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
3.1 kt at 06:34 am tuesday and 0.8 kt at 08:41 pm tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
246 am pdt tue may 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


pzz570-052230-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
246 am pdt tue may 5 2026

.rest of tonight...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave
detail: nw 6 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight
chance of rain. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 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 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 6 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: n
7 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds.  

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