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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
823 am pdt tue jun 16 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


pzz530-170430-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
823 am pdt tue jun 16 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.juneteenth...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
823 am pdt tue jun 16 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


pzz535-170430-
monterey bay-
823 am pdt tue jun 16 2026

.today...light and variable winds, becoming w 5 to 10 kt. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. patchy fog early this morning. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog. 
.wed...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 18 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.thu...s wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
17 seconds. 
.thu night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.juneteenth...s wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight.  

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
823 am pdt tue jun 16 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


pzz540-170430-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
823 am pdt tue jun 16 2026

.today...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy dense fog early
this morning. patchy dense fog this afternoon. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.wed...se wind around 5 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at
16 seconds. 
.wed night...s wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 18 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.thu...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.juneteenth...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...s wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at
14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
823 am pdt tue jun 16 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


pzz545-170430-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
823 am pdt tue jun 16 2026

.today...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at
9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy dense fog early this
morning. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.wed night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at
17 seconds. 
.thu night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.juneteenth...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and
s 3 ft at 12 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 20 
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
1.4 kt at 06:36 pm tuesday and 4.0 kt at 06:00 am wednesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
823 am pdt tue jun 16 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


pzz560-170430-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
823 am pdt tue jun 16 2026

.today...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog early this
morning. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed night...s wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
9 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.juneteenth...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 10 seconds and
s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
823 am pdt tue jun 16 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


pzz570-170430-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
823 am pdt tue jun 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through
wednesday morning...

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to e late this morning and
early afternoon, then becoming n 10 to 15 kt late. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds.
patchy dense fog this afternoon. 
.tonight...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to
10 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and s
4 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog in the evening. 
.wed...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and
s 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and s 4 ft at
16 seconds. 
.thu...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds and s 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.juneteenth...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas around 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
823 am pdt tue jun 16 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


pzz575-170430-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
823 am pdt tue jun 16 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 18 seconds. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
10 seconds and s 4 ft at 17 seconds.
.thu night...s wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 6 ft at 12 seconds. 
.juneteenth...s wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds.  

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