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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
838 pm pdt fri sep 25 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


pzz530-261615-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
838 pm pdt fri sep 25 2026

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.mon...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
838 pm pdt fri sep 25 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


pzz535-261615-
monterey bay-
838 pm pdt fri sep 25 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 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
838 pm pdt fri sep 25 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


pzz540-261615-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
838 pm pdt fri sep 25 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt saturday...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this
evening and overnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat 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 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
838 pm pdt fri sep 25 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


pzz545-261615-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
838 pm pdt fri sep 25 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt saturday...

.tonight...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 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 11 
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
2.3 kt at 04:41 am saturday and 3.3 kt at 04:56 pm saturday.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
838 pm pdt fri sep 25 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


pzz560-261615-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
838 pm pdt fri sep 25 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt saturday...

.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 7 seconds
and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon 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 9 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
838 pm pdt fri sep 25 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


pzz570-261615-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
838 pm pdt fri sep 25 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through monday morning...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and
s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and s
3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 8 seconds
and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft, building to
10 to 11 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
838 pm pdt fri sep 25 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


pzz575-261615-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
838 pm pdt fri sep 25 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late. seas
7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at
12 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 12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 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 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun 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 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed 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 14 seconds.  

$$