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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
217 am pdt thu sep 18 2025

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


pzz530-182230-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
217 am pdt thu sep 18 2025

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. a slight chance of showers late this morning. a slight
chance of showers with isolated tstms this afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. isolated tstms in the evening. a
chance of showers. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a slight chance of showers in the
morning. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus56 kmtr 180917
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
217 am pdt thu sep 18 2025

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


pzz540-182230-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
217 am pdt thu sep 18 2025

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at
10 seconds and sw 4 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of showers
with isolated tstms late this morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to se after midnight.
seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. isolated tstms in the evening. a slight chance of
showers. 
.fri...se wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
showers in the morning. 
.fri night...s wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 
.sat...e wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 9 seconds and nw 6 ft at 11 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus56 kmtr 180917
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
217 am pdt thu sep 18 2025

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


pzz545-182230-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
217 am pdt thu sep 18 2025

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of
showers with isolated tstms late this morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. isolated tstms in
the evening. a chance of showers. 
.fri...s wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
showers in the morning. 
.fri night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft
at 12 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 7 seconds and nw 5 ft at
11 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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


in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 15 
seconds.

across the bar...mixed seas 5 to 6 feet at 15 seconds. maximum ebb
current of 2.3 kt at 02:16 am thursday and 2.2 kt at 03:02 pm
thursday.

$$

fzus56 kmtr 180917
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
217 am pdt thu sep 18 2025

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


pzz570-182230-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
217 am pdt thu sep 18 2025

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

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt this afternoon. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
showers with isolated tstms early this afternoon. a slight chance
of showers late. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of showers. 
.fri...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to
9 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...se wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...e wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 12 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and
s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$