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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
826 am pdt thu oct 22 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


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san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
826 am pdt thu oct 22 2026

.today...se wind around 5 kt, veering to sw this afternoon. rain
likely. a slight chance of tstms this afternoon. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, veering to ne in the afternoon. 
.sat night...w wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
826 am pdt thu oct 22 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


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coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
826 am pdt thu oct 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through
friday morning...

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. rain likely this morning, then a chance of rain early
this afternoon. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, veering to s around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 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
826 am pdt thu oct 22 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


pzz545-230415-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
826 am pdt thu oct 22 2026

.today...s wind around 5 kt, veering to nw late this morning and
early afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: nw 3 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance
of rain early this morning, then rain likely late this morning
and early afternoon. a slight chance of rain late. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...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. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 2 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 11 
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
2.4 kt at 02:43 pm thursday and 1.9 kt at 02:45 am friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
826 am pdt thu oct 22 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


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waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
826 am pdt thu oct 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm pdt this afternoon
through late friday night...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain
until late afternoon. 
.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 10 to
11 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 8 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$