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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
247 am pdt tue sep 15 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


pzz535-152230-
monterey bay-
247 am pdt tue sep 15 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w this afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog late
this morning. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. patchy fog. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning. 
.fri 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 5 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds.  

locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


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fzus56 kmtr 150947
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
247 am pdt tue sep 15 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


pzz540-152230-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
247 am pdt tue sep 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds.  

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fzus56 kmtr 150947
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
247 am pdt tue sep 15 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


pzz545-152230-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
247 am pdt tue sep 15 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
9 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 6 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
1.6 kt at 08:19 am tuesday and 3.1 kt at 07:48 pm tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
247 am pdt tue sep 15 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


pzz560-152230-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
247 am pdt tue sep 15 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed 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 and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
17 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to n after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds.  

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fzus56 kmtr 150947
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
247 am pdt tue sep 15 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


pzz570-152230-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
247 am pdt tue sep 15 2026

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

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late. seas
7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to
10 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 9 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
18 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at
17 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat 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 13 seconds.  

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fzus56 kmtr 150947
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
247 am pdt tue sep 15 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


pzz575-152230-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
247 am pdt tue sep 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft this afternoon. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 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 8 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 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, becoming w in the afternoon. seas 5 to
6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...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 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
247 am pdt tue sep 15 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


pzz530-152230-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
247 am pdt tue sep 15 2026

.today...s wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.wed...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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