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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
200 pm pdt thu sep 3 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-
200 pm pdt thu sep 3 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 5 pm pdt this afternoon...

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. gusts up to 25 kt through late
afternoon. a slight chance of rain early this evening. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.labor day...w wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. 
.tue...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
200 pm pdt thu sep 3 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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monterey bay-
200 pm pdt thu sep 3 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to nw late. seas 3 to 4 ft.
wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. a
slight chance of rain. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 6 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.labor day...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to n after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 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
200 pm pdt thu sep 3 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 arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
200 pm pdt thu sep 3 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...nw 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. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw 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
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.labor day...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 7 seconds and s
4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
200 pm pdt thu sep 3 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


pzz545-040930-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
200 pm pdt thu sep 3 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming around 5 kt late. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at
17 seconds. a slight chance of rain early this evening. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.labor day...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 7 seconds and sw
4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 10 
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
3.4 kt at 09:14 pm thursday and 0.9 kt at 11:04 am friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
200 pm pdt thu sep 3 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 pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
200 pm pdt thu sep 3 2026

.tonight...w wind around 5 kt, veering to nw after midnight. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at
17 seconds. a slight chance of rain this evening. patchy dense
fog late this evening. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and
s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and
s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s
3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and
s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s
3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.labor day...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 8 seconds and s
4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds and s
4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s
3 ft at 12 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
200 pm pdt thu sep 3 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 point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
200 pm pdt thu sep 3 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and s
4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.labor day...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: n
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and
s 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
200 pm pdt thu sep 3 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


pzz575-040930-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
200 pm pdt thu sep 3 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
11 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 11 seconds and s 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and s 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: n
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.labor day...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: n
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds.  

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