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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
241 am pdt sat may 23 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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san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
241 am pdt sat may 23 2026

.today...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.memorial day...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.tue...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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fzus56 kmtr 230941
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
241 am pdt sat may 23 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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coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
241 am pdt sat may 23 2026

.today...se 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. patchy dense fog early
this morning. 
.tonight...se wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy dense fog in
the evening. 
.memorial day...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 13 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 9 to
11 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 12 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
16 seconds.  

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fzus56 kmtr 230941
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
241 am pdt sat may 23 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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coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
241 am pdt sat may 23 2026

.today...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...s 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. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.memorial day...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet 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
2.2 kt at 10:32 am saturday and 1.8 kt at 12:04 am sunday.

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fzus56 kmtr 230941
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
241 am pdt sat may 23 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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waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
241 am pdt sat may 23 2026

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

.today...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft
this afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tonight...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.memorial day...w 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. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind around 25 kt, rising to around 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 30 to 35 kt, veering to n 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. seas 12 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 25 to 35 kt, backing to nw 30 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. seas 11 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 11 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 13 to 15 ft. wave detail:
nw 14 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds.  

$$