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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
256 pm pdt fri sep 11 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


pzz530-121030-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
256 pm pdt fri sep 11 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from saturday morning through
saturday evening...

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...w wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.mon...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
256 pm pdt fri sep 11 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


pzz545-121030-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
256 pm pdt fri sep 11 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from saturday morning through
saturday evening...

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...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 9 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 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
3.2 kt at 05:40 pm friday and 2.7 kt at 06:04 am saturday.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
256 pm pdt fri sep 11 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


pzz560-121030-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
256 pm pdt fri sep 11 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening...
...small craft advisory in effect from saturday morning through
saturday evening...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and overnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...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
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue...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. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
17 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
256 pm pdt fri sep 11 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


pzz570-121030-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
256 pm pdt fri sep 11 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas around 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...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 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
256 pm pdt fri sep 11 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


pzz575-121030-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
256 pm pdt fri sep 11 2026

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

$$