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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 am pdt thu may 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


pzz530-282230-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
251 am pdt thu may 28 2026

.today...se wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt late. a
chance of rain, mainly this morning. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 am pdt thu may 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


pzz545-282230-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
251 am pdt thu may 28 2026

.today...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw late. seas 5 to 7 ft.
wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. rain
likely early this morning, then a chance of rain late this
morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 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 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 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
3.5 kt at 03:16 am thursday and 1.2 kt at 03:25 pm thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 am pdt thu may 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


pzz560-282230-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
251 am pdt thu may 28 2026

.today...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. rain until late
afternoon, then a chance of rain late. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 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 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 18 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 am pdt thu may 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


pzz570-282230-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
251 am pdt thu may 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...
...small craft advisory in effect from friday afternoon through
saturday morning...

.today...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s early this afternoon,
veering to nw late. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain
early this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 14 seconds and
nw 10 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...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. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 12 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 20 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds
and s 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 am pdt thu may 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


pzz575-282230-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
251 am pdt thu may 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from friday evening through
saturday morning...

.today...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to se late this morning and
afternoon. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. rain, mainly this morning. 
.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
14 seconds and nw 8 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 11 seconds
and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 20 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds
and s 3 ft at 18 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 18 seconds.  

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