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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
821 am pdt wed aug 5 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


pzz530-060430-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
821 am pdt wed aug 5 2026

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

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
821 am pdt wed aug 5 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


pzz535-060430-
monterey bay-
821 am pdt wed aug 5 2026

.today...s wind around 5 kt, veering to sw this afternoon. seas
around 3 ft this morning, then around 2 ft or less. wave detail:
nw 2 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of very light drizzle early
this morning. patchy dense fog this morning. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. seas around 2 ft or less. wave
detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds. patchy fog. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds. patchy
dense fog in the morning. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
around 2 ft or less. patchy fog. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. wave
detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight.  

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
821 am pdt wed aug 5 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


pzz540-060430-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
821 am pdt wed aug 5 2026

.today...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.thu...s wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...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 and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
821 am pdt wed aug 5 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


pzz545-060430-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
821 am pdt wed aug 5 2026

.today...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.thu...sw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 8 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 2 ft or less. wave
detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sat...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 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 10 
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
1.4 kt at 09:58 am wednesday and 3.0 kt at 10:06 pm wednesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
821 am pdt wed aug 5 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


pzz560-060430-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
821 am pdt wed aug 5 2026

.today...s wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw this afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy dense fog in
the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...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 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
821 am pdt wed aug 5 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


pzz570-060430-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
821 am pdt wed aug 5 2026

.today...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s late. seas 4 to 6 ft.
wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.
patchy smoke this afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to se after midnight.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. patchy dense fog in the evening. 
.thu...e wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to
6 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...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 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 12 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
821 am pdt wed aug 5 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


pzz575-060430-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
821 am pdt wed aug 5 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy dense fog in the
morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sat...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. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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