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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 pm pdt fri apr 17 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


pzz530-181030-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
251 pm pdt fri apr 17 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. 
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. a slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. 
.mon...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
a chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. rain likely. 
.tue...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
rain likely in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.tue night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. a chance of rain. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.wed night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 pm pdt fri apr 17 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


pzz545-181030-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
251 pm pdt fri apr 17 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of showers
in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.mon...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at
7 seconds. showers likely. 
.mon night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
7 ft at 11 seconds and w 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 11 seconds and w 5 ft at
11 seconds. rain in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
9 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet 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 05:15 pm friday and 4.6 kt at 05:07 am saturday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 pm pdt fri apr 17 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


pzz560-181030-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
251 pm pdt fri apr 17 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to sw 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...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw
3 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.mon...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at
7 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.mon night...s wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
wave detail: sw 8 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and w 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 9 seconds. a
chance of rain. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 pm pdt fri apr 17 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


pzz570-181030-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
251 pm pdt fri apr 17 2026

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.sun night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 8 seconds and w 5 ft at 9 seconds. showers.
.mon...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: w 8 ft at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at
14 seconds. showers likely. 
.mon night...s wind around 10 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: s
8 ft at 11 seconds and w 9 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at
10 seconds and w 7 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon.
.tue night...w wind around 15 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail:
w 6 ft at 9 seconds and sw 6 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...nw wind around 15 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
251 pm pdt fri apr 17 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


pzz575-181030-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
251 pm pdt fri apr 17 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt, backing to s in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sun night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 7 seconds and w 5 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of showers in
the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.mon...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at
9 seconds. showers likely. 
.mon night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s
9 ft at 11 seconds and w 8 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely. 
.tue...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 8 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely, mainly in
the morning. 
.tue night...w wind around 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
7 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 6 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds.  

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