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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 pm pdt wed may 13 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


pzz530-141615-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
842 pm pdt wed may 13 2026

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. 
.thu...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat...w wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...w wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.sun...w wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.  

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fzus56 kmtr 140342
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 pm pdt wed may 13 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


pzz540-141615-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
842 pm pdt wed may 13 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday morning...
...gale warning in effect from thursday morning through friday
afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday afternoon through sunday
evening...

.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to
8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 8 to
11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 30 to 40 kt, easing to 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 140342
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 pm pdt wed may 13 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


pzz545-141615-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
842 pm pdt wed may 13 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through friday afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday afternoon through sunday
evening...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 9 to
12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to
11 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 25 to 35 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at
15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 13 
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
3.7 kt at 02:54 am thursday and 1.6 kt at 03:14 pm thursday.

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fzus56 kmtr 140342
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 pm pdt wed may 13 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


pzz570-141615-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
842 pm pdt wed may 13 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday morning...
...gale warning in effect from thursday morning through friday
morning...
...gale watch in effect from friday morning through sunday
evening...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt early this
evening. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 9 to
11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind around 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
11 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 10 to
12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
11 to 13 ft, building to 13 to 15 ft after midnight. wave detail:
nw 14 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 30 to 40 kt. seas 14 to 16 ft. wave detail: nw
15 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 30 to 35 kt, veering to n 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. seas 13 to 16 ft. wave detail: nw 15 ft at 11 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 13 ft. wave detail:
nw 13 ft at 11 seconds.  

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