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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
244 am pdt thu aug 20 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


pzz530-202215-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
244 am pdt thu aug 20 2026

.today...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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fzus56 kmtr 200944
cwfmtr
expires:202608202215;;042592

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
244 am pdt thu aug 20 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


pzz540-202215-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
244 am pdt thu aug 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sat...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 5 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.sun 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 8 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds.  

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fzus56 kmtr 200944
cwfmtr
expires:202608202215;;042593

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
244 am pdt thu aug 20 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


pzz545-202215-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
244 am pdt thu aug 20 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
8 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 12 
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
0.8 kt at 11:30 am thursday and 1.8 kt at 11:11 pm thursday.

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fzus56 kmtr 200944
cwfmtr
expires:202608202215;;042588

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
244 am pdt thu aug 20 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


pzz570-202215-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
244 am pdt thu aug 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 5 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 5 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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