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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
228 am pdt tue apr 28 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


pzz530-282215-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
228 am pdt tue apr 28 2026

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

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
228 am pdt tue apr 28 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


pzz545-282215-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
228 am pdt tue apr 28 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. a slight chance of
very light drizzle this morning. 
.tonight...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 7 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft, building to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 9 seconds and nw 10 ft at
11 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft after midnight.
wave detail: sw 2 ft at 10 seconds and w 7 ft at 11 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 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
3.1 kt at 03:07 am tuesday and 2.0 kt at 03:09 pm tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
228 am pdt tue apr 28 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


pzz560-282215-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
228 am pdt tue apr 28 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. a slight chance of
very light drizzle this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed 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 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.thu 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 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft after midnight.
wave detail: w 7 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 11 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
228 am pdt tue apr 28 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


pzz570-282215-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
228 am pdt tue apr 28 2026

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

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds. a slight chance of very light drizzle late
this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 12 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to
10 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds.  

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fzus56 kmtr 280928
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
228 am pdt tue apr 28 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


pzz575-282215-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
228 am pdt tue apr 28 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of very light drizzle this
morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, building to
10 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to
10 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$