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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
854 am pdt tue sep 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


pzz530-160415-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
854 am pdt tue sep 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from wednesday morning through
wednesday evening...

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.wed...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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fzus56 kmtr 151554
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
854 am pdt tue sep 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


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coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
854 am pdt tue sep 15 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...se wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...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. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 151554
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
854 am pdt tue sep 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


pzz545-160415-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
854 am pdt tue sep 15 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
9 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 9 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
3.1 kt at 07:48 pm tuesday and 1.2 kt at 09:12 am wednesday.

$$

fzus56 kmtr 151554
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
854 am pdt tue sep 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


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waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
854 am pdt tue sep 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through wednesday afternoon...

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to
10 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 9 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
18 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at
17 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...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. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds.  

$$