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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
318 pm pdt thu jul 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


pzz530-311130-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
318 pm pdt thu jul 30 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening...

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
318 pm pdt thu jul 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-
318 pm pdt thu jul 30 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening...

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw around 5 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog. 
.tue...light and variable winds, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds.
patchy fog in the morning. 
.tue night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming se after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight.  

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
318 pm pdt thu jul 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


pzz540-311130-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
318 pm pdt thu jul 30 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday morning...
...gale warning in effect from saturday morning through saturday
afternoon...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this
evening and overnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at
8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
318 pm pdt thu jul 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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coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
318 pm pdt thu jul 30 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening...
...small craft advisory in effect from friday afternoon through
saturday afternoon...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at
10 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17 
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 06:18 pm thursday and 3.0 kt at 06:12 am friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
318 pm pdt thu jul 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


pzz560-311130-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
318 pm pdt thu jul 30 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through friday evening...
...small craft advisory in effect from saturday morning through
saturday afternoon...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and
s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...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 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.tue...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...sw wind around 5 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
318 pm pdt thu jul 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


pzz570-311130-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
318 pm pdt thu jul 30 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday morning...
...gale warning in effect from saturday morning through saturday
afternoon...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
10 to 12 ft. wave detail: n 12 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 12 to
13 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 13 to 15 ft. wave detail:
nw 14 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave detail: nw
15 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave detail:
nw 15 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to
11 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
318 pm pdt thu jul 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


pzz575-311130-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
318 pm pdt thu jul 30 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 12 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the morning.
seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail:
nw 13 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds.  

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