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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
226 pm pdt tue aug 4 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


pzz530-051015-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
226 pm pdt tue aug 4 2026

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
226 pm pdt tue aug 4 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


pzz545-051015-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
226 pm pdt tue aug 4 2026

.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds. patchy dense fog early this evening. 
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.thu...sw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 8 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 2 ft or less, then
around 3 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 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
2.8 kt at 09:16 pm tuesday and 1.4 kt at 09:58 am wednesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
226 pm pdt tue aug 4 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


pzz560-051015-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
226 pm pdt tue aug 4 2026

.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to s after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. patchy dense fog late this evening and early morning.
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.wed night...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to se after midnight.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog in the evening. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 9 seconds
and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.sat...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. 
.sat 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 7 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 6 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun 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 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
226 pm pdt tue aug 4 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


pzz570-051015-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
226 pm pdt tue aug 4 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to e late. seas 5 to 7 ft.
wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.
patchy smoke. patchy dense fog late this evening. 
.wed...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. patchy smoke. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. patchy smoke in the evening. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
226 pm pdt tue aug 4 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


pzz575-051015-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
226 pm pdt tue aug 4 2026

.tonight...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw late. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.
patchy smoke late. 
.wed...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy smoke in the
morning. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri 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 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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