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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
243 am pdt wed apr 29 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


pzz530-292215-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
243 am pdt wed apr 29 2026

.today...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. 
.tonight...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 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun 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
243 am pdt wed apr 29 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


pzz535-292215-
monterey bay-
243 am pdt wed apr 29 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.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 7 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds.
patchy fog after midnight. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds.
patchy fog after midnight. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
11 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds.  

locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
243 am pdt wed apr 29 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


pzz540-292215-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
243 am pdt wed apr 29 2026

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

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight.
seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
243 am pdt wed apr 29 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


pzz545-292215-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
243 am pdt wed apr 29 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 10 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
3.5 kt at 03:47 am wednesday and 1.8 kt at 03:55 pm wednesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
243 am pdt wed apr 29 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


pzz560-292215-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
243 am pdt wed apr 29 2026

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

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.fri 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 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
243 am pdt wed apr 29 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


pzz570-292215-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
243 am pdt wed apr 29 2026

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

.today...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 11 ft, subsiding to 9 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
243 am pdt wed apr 29 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


pzz575-292215-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
243 am pdt wed apr 29 2026

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

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
9 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds.  

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