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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 pm pdt wed jul 8 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


pzz530-091615-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
859 pm pdt wed jul 8 2026

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 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...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 pm pdt wed jul 8 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


pzz535-091615-
monterey bay-
859 pm pdt wed jul 8 2026

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

.tonight...w wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw around 5 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. patchy fog late. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds.
patchy fog in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 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
859 pm pdt wed jul 8 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


pzz540-091615-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
859 pm pdt wed jul 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday afternoon...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 pm pdt wed jul 8 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


pzz545-091615-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
859 pm pdt wed jul 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late thursday night...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
17 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to
5 to 8 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17 
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 12:05 am thursday and 1.1 kt at 12:45 pm thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 pm pdt wed jul 8 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


pzz560-091615-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
859 pm pdt wed jul 8 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds
and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 pm pdt wed jul 8 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


pzz570-091615-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
859 pm pdt wed jul 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday afternoon...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 9 to
11 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail:
nw 8 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 pm pdt wed jul 8 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


pzz575-091615-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
859 pm pdt wed jul 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late friday night...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...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. 
.sat night...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. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$