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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
245 pm pdt mon aug 17 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


pzz530-181015-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
245 pm pdt mon aug 17 2026

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

$$

fzus56 kmtr 172145
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
245 pm pdt mon aug 17 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


pzz540-181015-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
245 pm pdt mon aug 17 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy dense fog
late. 
.tue...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 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 172145
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expires:202608181015;;901473

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
245 pm pdt mon aug 17 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


pzz545-181015-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
245 pm pdt mon aug 17 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy dense fog
late this evening and overnight. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy dense fog in the
morning. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy dense fog in
the evening. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 15 
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
2.7 kt at 08:52 pm monday and 1.6 kt at 09:32 am tuesday.

$$

fzus56 kmtr 172145
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
245 pm pdt mon aug 17 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


pzz570-181015-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
245 pm pdt mon aug 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through late
tuesday night...

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 30 kt late this evening and overnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave
detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 6 to 8 
ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 20 kt. seas around 8 ft. wave detail:
nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$