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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
815 am 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


pzz530-170415-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
815 am pdt sun aug 16 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. patchy
dense fog early this morning. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. 
.mon...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.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.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
815 am 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


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monterey bay-
815 am pdt sun aug 16 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w this afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 7 seconds. patchy dense fog
early this morning. a slight chance of drizzle this morning. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 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 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind around 5 kt, becoming 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 8 seconds. 
.wed...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. 
.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 8 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 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
815 am 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


pzz540-170415-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
815 am pdt sun aug 16 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy dense fog this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 6 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 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
815 am 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


pzz545-170415-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
815 am pdt sun aug 16 2026

.today...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog early
this morning. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds. patchy dense fog in the evening. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
7 seconds. 
.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, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 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 and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 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 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
815 am 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


pzz560-170415-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
815 am pdt sun aug 16 2026

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

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
815 am 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


pzz570-170415-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
815 am pdt sun aug 16 2026

.today...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. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. 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 5 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and sw 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 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
815 am 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


pzz575-170415-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
815 am pdt sun aug 16 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 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 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 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 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 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 12 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 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds.  

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