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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
827 am pdt fri may 1 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


pzz530-020415-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
827 am pdt fri may 1 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
827 am pdt fri may 1 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


pzz535-020415-
monterey bay-
827 am pdt fri may 1 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. patchy dense fog early
this morning. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...light and variable winds, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 8 seconds
and w 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds.  

locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
827 am pdt fri may 1 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


pzz540-020415-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
827 am pdt fri may 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm pdt this afternoon
through this evening...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt this afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 
9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. a
slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of
rain. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 9 seconds and w 6 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 11 seconds and w 5 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
12 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
827 am pdt fri may 1 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


pzz545-020415-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
827 am pdt fri may 1 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at
9 seconds and w 5 ft at 10 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the morning. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 7 seconds and w 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 12 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 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
1.4 kt at 05:33 pm friday and 3.7 kt at 05:23 am saturday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
827 am pdt fri may 1 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


pzz560-020415-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
827 am pdt fri may 1 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 9 seconds and w 5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 13 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
827 am pdt fri may 1 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


pzz570-020415-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
827 am pdt fri may 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday morning...

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 10 to 
11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to 15 
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft 
at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at
9 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 7 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 14 seconds and nw 7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 14 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 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
827 am pdt fri may 1 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


pzz575-020415-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
827 am pdt fri may 1 2026

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
12 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 8 seconds and nw 6 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 14 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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