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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
903 am pdt mon may 4 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


pzz540-050515-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
903 am pdt mon may 4 2026

.rest of today...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail:
sw 2 ft at 11 seconds and w 5 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance
of rain late this morning, then a chance of rain this afternoon. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
12 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed...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 6 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...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. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
903 am pdt mon may 4 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


pzz530-050515-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
903 am pdt mon may 4 2026

.rest of today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a slight chance of rain. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain in the evening,
then rain likely after midnight. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
903 am pdt mon may 4 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


pzz535-050515-
monterey bay-
903 am pdt mon may 4 2026

.rest of today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt late.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of
rain after midnight. 
.tue...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 7 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 3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 5 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
903 am pdt mon may 4 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


pzz570-050515-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
903 am pdt mon may 4 2026

.rest of today...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 14 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. a slight chance
of rain late this morning, then a chance of rain this afternoon. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
903 am pdt mon may 4 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


pzz545-050515-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
903 am pdt mon may 4 2026

.rest of today...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail:
w 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 13 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
12 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 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 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 15 
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
0.9 kt at 7:53 pm monday and 3.1 kt at 6:34 am tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
903 am pdt mon may 4 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


pzz560-050515-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
903 am pdt mon may 4 2026

.rest of today...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w this
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 13 seconds and w 5 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
rain after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu...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. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
228 am pdt mon may 4 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


pzz575-042215-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
228 am pdt mon may 4 2026

.today...w wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 13 seconds and nw 6 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 14 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind around 10 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu 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 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds.  

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