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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 pm pdt wed aug 12 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


pzz530-131015-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
240 pm pdt wed aug 12 2026

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 pm pdt wed aug 12 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


pzz540-131015-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
240 pm pdt wed aug 12 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy dense fog late
this evening and early morning.
.thu...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 pm pdt wed aug 12 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


pzz545-131015-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
240 pm pdt wed aug 12 2026

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu 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 14 seconds. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 6 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
2.2 kt at 05:11 pm wednesday and 3.3 kt at 05:31 am thursday.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 pm pdt wed aug 12 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


pzz560-131015-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
240 pm pdt wed aug 12 2026

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of showers this evening. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 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 17 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 5 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 pm pdt wed aug 12 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


pzz570-131015-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
240 pm pdt wed aug 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday afternoon...

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

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 pm pdt wed aug 12 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


pzz575-131015-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
240 pm pdt wed aug 12 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu 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 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 18 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$