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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
242 pm pdt fri may 15 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


pzz530-161015-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
242 pm pdt fri may 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late saturday night...

.tonight...w wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.sat...w wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 35 kt after
midnight. 
.mon...n wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming nw
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.tue...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.wed...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
242 pm pdt fri may 15 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


pzz540-161015-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
242 pm pdt fri may 15 2026

...gale warning in effect through sunday evening...

.tonight...nw wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 9 to
12 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 9 to
13 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 30 to 35 kt, easing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 11 to
14 ft. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing
to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. seas 12 to 15 ft, subsiding to
9 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
242 pm pdt fri may 15 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


pzz545-161015-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
242 pm pdt fri may 15 2026

...gale warning in effect through sunday evening...

.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 9 to
13 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 9 to
13 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 11 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 9 to
13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing
to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to
11 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
4 to 6 ft.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 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 04:01 pm friday and 4.7 kt at 03:57 am saturday.

$$

fzus56 kmtr 152142
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
242 pm pdt fri may 15 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


pzz570-161015-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
242 pm pdt fri may 15 2026

...gale warning in effect through sunday evening...

.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 11 to
14 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, rising to 30 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 9 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
13 to 17 ft. wave detail: nw 16 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 30 to 40 kt. seas 15 to 17 ft. wave detail: nw
17 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 30 to 35 kt, easing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 14 to 17 ft. wave detail: n 17 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 11 to
14 ft. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 10 seconds.
.mon night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 12 to 14 ft. wave detail:
nw 13 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 25 to 30 kt, backing to nw 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 11 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft.  

$$