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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 am pdt thu apr 30 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


pzz530-010415-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
842 am pdt thu apr 30 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tonight...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, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. a chance of rain. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 am pdt thu apr 30 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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monterey bay-
842 am pdt thu apr 30 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. patchy dense fog this
morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds.
patchy fog after midnight. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 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 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
10 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 8 seconds and nw
4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at
11 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon...s wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 8 seconds and nw 3 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 8 seconds and w 3 ft at
14 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
842 am pdt thu apr 30 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


pzz540-010415-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
842 am pdt thu apr 30 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm pdt this afternoon
through this evening...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft 
at 8 seconds.
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 9 seconds and
nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain
in the afternoon. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 8 seconds and w 5 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 10 seconds and w 5 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 am pdt thu apr 30 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


pzz545-010415-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
842 am pdt thu apr 30 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft.
wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds. patchy dense fog after midnight. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
10 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 13 seconds and w 4 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 14 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 15 
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
1.6 kt at 04:44 pm thursday and 3.8 kt at 04:57 am friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 am pdt thu apr 30 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


pzz560-010415-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
842 am pdt thu apr 30 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm pdt this afternoon
through this evening...

.today...nw wind 5 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt this 
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds. patchy dense fog after midnight. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds.
patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 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: s 2 ft at 8 seconds and nw
5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 12 seconds and
nw 5 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 12 seconds and nw 4 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 am pdt thu apr 30 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


pzz570-010415-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
842 am pdt thu apr 30 2026

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

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 9 to 11
ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 10 to
11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon.
wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 10 seconds and nw 7 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
10 seconds and nw 7 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 am pdt thu apr 30 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


pzz575-010415-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
842 am pdt thu apr 30 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 10
to 15 kt late this morning and early afternoon, rising to 15 to 
20 kt late. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 14 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$