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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 am pdt wed apr 15 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-
251 am pdt wed apr 15 2026

.today...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...n wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. a chance of rain.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 am pdt wed apr 15 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-
251 am pdt wed apr 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt early this
morning...
...small craft advisory in effect from this afternoon through
thursday evening...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to
7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
10 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 2 ft or less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at
6 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to s after midnight.
seas around 2 ft or less, then 3 to 4 ft after midnight. wave
detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of rain.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 14 
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
3.0 kt at 03:31 am wednesday and 2.1 kt at 03:43 pm wednesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 am pdt wed apr 15 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


pzz560-152215-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
251 am pdt wed apr 15 2026

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

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. wave
detail: nw 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to s after midnight.
seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. wave
detail: w 3 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 am pdt wed apr 15 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


pzz570-152215-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
251 am pdt wed apr 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt early this
morning...
...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through late
thursday night...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 13 ft. wave detail: n 12 ft at 9 seconds and
s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
8 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds and s
3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...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. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.sat night...w wind around 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 6 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...sw wind around 15 kt, backing to s after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 8 seconds and w 4 ft at
8 seconds. a chance of rain.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 am pdt wed apr 15 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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waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
251 am pdt wed apr 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through late
thursday night...

.today...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind around 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds
and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...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. 
.sat night...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 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds
and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain.  

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