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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
228 am pdt wed oct 21 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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san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
228 am pdt wed oct 21 2026

.today...sw wind around 5 kt. a slight chance of showers this
afternoon. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. a chance of showers. 
.thu...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. a
chance of showers. 
.thu night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt. patchy fog in the morning. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...nw wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
228 am pdt wed oct 21 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-
228 am pdt wed oct 21 2026

.today...e wind around 5 kt, veering to s around 5 kt late. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of showers this morning. showers likely this
afternoon. a slight chance of tstms late. 
.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to e after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. a slight chance of tstms in the evening. showers
likely. 
.thu...se wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of showers in the evening. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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
228 am pdt wed oct 21 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


pzz540-212215-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
228 am pdt wed oct 21 2026

.today...e wind around 5 kt, veering to s around 5 kt early this
afternoon, veering to nw late. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
showers early this morning. a slight chance of showers late. 
.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers.
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
228 am pdt wed oct 21 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


pzz545-212215-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
228 am pdt wed oct 21 2026

.today...se wind around 5 kt, veering to nw late. seas 4 to 6 ft.
wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a
slight chance of showers until late afternoon, then a chance of
showers late. 
.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers
in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. showers likely, mainly in
the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft 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
1.8 kt at 02:06 pm wednesday and 1.8 kt at 02:05 am thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
228 am pdt wed oct 21 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


pzz560-212215-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
228 am pdt wed oct 21 2026

.today...e wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers until
late afternoon, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms
late. 
.tonight...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. showers likely. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. showers likely. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
showers in the evening. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind around 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to n after midnight.
seas around 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
228 am pdt wed oct 21 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


pzz570-212215-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
228 am pdt wed oct 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from thursday afternoon through
friday morning...

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
showers early this morning, then a chance of showers late this
morning and early afternoon. 
.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt after
midnight. seas around 7 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 9 seconds and s 5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 5 ft at 16 seconds.
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 4 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
228 am pdt wed oct 21 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


pzz575-212215-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
228 am pdt wed oct 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from thursday evening through
friday morning...

.today...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers until
late afternoon. a slight chance of tstms this afternoon. showers
likely late. 
.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
tstms in the evening. showers likely. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds
and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to
6 to 8 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 17 seconds.
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
10 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 4 ft. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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