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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
844 pm pdt mon may 4 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


pzz530-051615-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
844 pm pdt mon may 4 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain this evening, then
rain likely after midnight. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
844 pm pdt mon may 4 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


pzz540-051615-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
844 pm pdt mon may 4 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain
until early morning. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
12 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 6 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and sw 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and sw 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...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 7 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
844 pm pdt mon may 4 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


pzz545-051615-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
844 pm pdt mon may 4 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 13 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain
this evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
12 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...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 and
sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 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 4 to 6 feet at 14 
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
3.1 kt at 06:34 am tuesday and 0.8 kt at 08:41 pm tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
844 pm pdt mon may 4 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


pzz560-051615-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
844 pm pdt mon may 4 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
rain after midnight. a chance of rain late. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
12 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...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 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 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
844 pm pdt mon may 4 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


pzz570-051615-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
844 pm pdt mon may 4 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain
until early morning. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
844 pm pdt mon may 4 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


pzz575-051615-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
844 pm pdt mon may 4 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 14 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind around 10 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds.  

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