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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
157 pm pdt sun aug 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


pzz530-170945-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
157 pm pdt sun aug 16 2026

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. 
.mon...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...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 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
157 pm pdt sun aug 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


pzz535-170945-
monterey bay-
157 pm pdt sun aug 16 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 6 seconds. patchy dense fog
after midnight. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 7 seconds.
patchy fog in the morning. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tue...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 8 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...nw 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. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 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
157 pm pdt sun aug 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


pzz540-170945-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
157 pm pdt sun aug 16 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy dense fog after midnight. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to
5 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and sw
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
157 pm pdt sun aug 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


pzz545-170945-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
157 pm pdt sun aug 16 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog
after midnight. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
7 seconds. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 16 
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
2.9 kt at 08:12 pm sunday and 2.1 kt at 08:39 am monday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
157 pm pdt sun aug 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


pzz560-170945-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
157 pm pdt sun aug 16 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog after
midnight. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
157 pm pdt sun aug 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


pzz570-170945-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
157 pm pdt sun aug 16 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 6 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: n 7 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 20 kt. seas around 8 ft. wave detail:
nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 6 ft in
the afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
157 pm pdt sun aug 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


pzz575-170945-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
157 pm pdt sun aug 16 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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