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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
851 pm pdt wed sep 9 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


pzz530-101630-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
851 pm pdt wed sep 9 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw late this evening,
rising to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. 
.thu...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...w wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt after midnight. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
851 pm pdt wed sep 9 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


pzz540-101630-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
851 pm pdt wed sep 9 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from thursday afternoon through
friday morning...

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 10 seconds. a slight chance of
showers this evening. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt in the 
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon.
wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing
to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 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
851 pm pdt wed sep 9 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


pzz545-101630-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
851 pm pdt wed sep 9 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
7 seconds and sw 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 4 ft at
10 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 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. 
.sun...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 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 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 9 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
2.9 kt at 04:23 am thursday and 2.9 kt at 04:53 pm thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
851 pm pdt wed sep 9 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


pzz560-101630-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
851 pm pdt wed sep 9 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
6 seconds and s 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 3 ft at
11 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. wave
detail: nw 6 ft at 6 seconds and sw 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
851 pm pdt wed sep 9 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


pzz570-101630-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
851 pm pdt wed sep 9 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from thursday afternoon through
friday morning...

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 10 seconds. a slight chance of
showers this evening. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt in the 
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
851 pm pdt wed sep 9 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


pzz575-101630-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
851 pm pdt wed sep 9 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 ft in the afternoon.
wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$