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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
306 am pdt mon may 11 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


pzz530-112315-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
306 am pdt mon may 11 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from tuesday afternoon through
tuesday evening...

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tue...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.wed...w wind 10 to 15 kt. a slight chance of rain in the
morning. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.thu...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
306 am pdt mon may 11 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-
306 am pdt mon may 11 2026

.today...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri 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 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
306 am pdt mon may 11 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


pzz540-112315-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
306 am pdt mon may 11 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from tuesday afternoon through
tuesday evening...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
9 seconds. 
.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 10 seconds. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
306 am pdt mon may 11 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


pzz545-112315-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
306 am pdt mon may 11 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw late this morning and
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. a
slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...w wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds. a
slight chance of rain. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to
6 to 8 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 12 
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
1.7 kt at 12:54 pm monday and 2.3 kt at 01:48 am tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
306 am pdt mon may 11 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


pzz560-112315-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
306 am pdt mon may 11 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w this afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
17 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.tue...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 12 seconds. a
slight chance of rain. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 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 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
306 am pdt mon may 11 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


pzz570-112315-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
306 am pdt mon may 11 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pdt this afternoon...

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 6 ft in
the afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft, building to
9 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
306 am pdt mon may 11 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


pzz575-112315-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
306 am pdt mon may 11 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft
this afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...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. a slight chance of
rain after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain
in the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to
7 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft
at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail:
nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$