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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 am pdt sat oct 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


pzz530-180430-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
847 am pdt sat oct 17 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to sw late. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.tue...w wind around 5 kt, veering to e around 5 kt in the
afternoon. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt, backing to sw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 am pdt sat oct 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


pzz535-180430-
monterey bay-
847 am pdt sat oct 17 2026

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this
morning, backing to w this afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to nw after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, becoming w 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 11 seconds and
s 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 7 seconds and sw
2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.tue...e wind around 5 kt, veering to s around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...e wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds.  

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
847 am pdt sat oct 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


pzz540-180430-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
847 am pdt sat oct 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through
sunday evening...

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 12 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight.
wave detail: w 6 ft at 13 seconds and sw 4 ft at 16 seconds. a
chance of showers after midnight. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt, veering to se around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
s 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 am pdt sat oct 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


pzz545-180430-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
847 am pdt sat oct 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from sunday afternoon through
sunday evening...

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 11 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers
after midnight. 
.tue...e wind around 5 kt, veering to s around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at
14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 15 
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
0.7 kt at 10:43 am saturday and 1.7 kt at 08:51 pm saturday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 am pdt sat oct 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


pzz560-180430-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
847 am pdt sat oct 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from sunday afternoon through
sunday evening...

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt late. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt, veering to se in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
rain in the afternoon. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
11 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 am pdt sat oct 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


pzz570-180430-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
847 am pdt sat oct 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through sunday evening...

.today...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 12 seconds
and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 9 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 12 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 7 ft, building to
8 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 14 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.tue...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 13 seconds and s 4 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of
showers. 
.tue night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and s 5 ft
at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 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
847 am pdt sat oct 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


pzz575-180430-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
847 am pdt sat oct 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from sunday afternoon through
sunday evening...

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 11 seconds and s 5 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 11 seconds and sw 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds and
s 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to se in the afternoon. seas
8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 13 seconds and sw 4 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
rain in the afternoon. 
.tue night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 11 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$