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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
242 pm pdt tue apr 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


pzz530-221015-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
242 pm pdt tue apr 21 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms this evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of showers, mainly in the
morning. 
.wed night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...w wind around 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
242 pm pdt tue apr 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


pzz545-221015-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
242 pm pdt tue apr 21 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers this
evening. a slight chance of tstms. showers likely after midnight.
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 8 seconds and w 4 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of showers, mainly in the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
7 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 7 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 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
1.1 kt at 08:52 pm tuesday and 3.7 kt at 07:52 am wednesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
242 pm pdt tue apr 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


pzz560-221015-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
242 pm pdt tue apr 21 2026

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

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 10 seconds and
w 5 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers early this evening,
then a slight chance of showers late this evening and early
morning. a chance of showers late. 
.wed...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri 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 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
7 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 7 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
242 pm pdt tue apr 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


pzz570-221015-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
242 pm pdt tue apr 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late wednesday night
through thursday afternoon...

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
tstms until early morning. a chance of showers late this evening
and overnight. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas around 8 ft. wave detail:
nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri...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. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 7 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
242 pm pdt tue apr 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


pzz575-221015-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
242 pm pdt tue apr 21 2026

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of
showers until early morning, then a chance of showers late. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and w 6 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of showers in the
morning. 
.wed night...nw wind around 10 kt, becoming n after midnight.
seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
18 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu 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 16 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 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 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...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 8 seconds.  

$$