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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
248 am 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


pzz530-172230-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
248 am pdt mon aug 17 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. 
.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.  

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fzus56 kmtr 170948
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
248 am 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


pzz540-172230-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
248 am pdt mon aug 17 2026

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

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fzus56 kmtr 170948
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
248 am 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


pzz545-172230-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
248 am pdt mon aug 17 2026

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

.....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
2.1 kt at 08:39 am monday and 2.7 kt at 08:52 pm monday.

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fzus56 kmtr 170948
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
248 am 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


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waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
248 am pdt mon aug 17 2026

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

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. 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 sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 7 to 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 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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