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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
845 am pdt wed sep 23 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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san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
845 am pdt wed sep 23 2026

.today...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. patchy
fog early this morning. areas of fog late this morning. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
845 am pdt wed sep 23 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


pzz545-240415-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
845 am pdt wed sep 23 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this
morning, rising to 5 to 10 kt early this afternoon, rising to
10 to 15 kt late. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 8 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
1.9 kt at 03:14 pm wednesday and 2.1 kt at 03:22 am thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
845 am pdt wed sep 23 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


pzz560-240415-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
845 am pdt wed sep 23 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy dense fog early this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu 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 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing
to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
845 am pdt wed sep 23 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


pzz570-240415-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
845 am pdt wed sep 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 8 to 10
ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 9 ft in
the afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 231545
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
845 am pdt wed sep 23 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


pzz575-240415-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
845 am pdt wed sep 23 2026

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft, building to
9 to 11 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds
and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
9 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat 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 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$