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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
229 pm pdt thu aug 20 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-
229 pm pdt thu aug 20 2026

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...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, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
229 pm pdt thu aug 20 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-
229 pm pdt thu aug 20 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
w 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 12 
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
1.8 kt at 11:11 pm thursday and 0.8 kt at 12:32 pm friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
229 pm pdt thu aug 20 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


pzz560-211015-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
229 pm pdt thu aug 20 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and overnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
7 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 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. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.sun 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 8 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 202129
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
229 pm pdt thu aug 20 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


pzz570-211015-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
229 pm pdt thu aug 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 5 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...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. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...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. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 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 s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 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
229 pm pdt thu aug 20 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


pzz575-211015-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
229 pm pdt thu aug 20 2026

.tonight...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds.  

$$