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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
202 pm pdt wed sep 17 2025

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


pzz530-181000-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
202 pm pdt wed sep 17 2025

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. a slight chance of showers. isolated
tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of showers with
isolated tstms. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of showers, mainly in the
morning. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of showers after
midnight.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
202 pm pdt wed sep 17 2025

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


pzz540-181000-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
202 pm pdt wed sep 17 2025

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds
and s 4 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of showers. isolated
tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...s wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
showers with isolated tstms. 
.fri...se wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
showers in the morning. 
.fri night...s wind around 5 kt, backing to se after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of showers
after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
202 pm pdt wed sep 17 2025

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


pzz545-181000-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
202 pm pdt wed sep 17 2025

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
10 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of showers.
isolated tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers
with isolated tstms. 
.fri...s wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
showers. 
.fri night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog in the morning.
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
7 seconds and nw 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers
after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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


in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 18 
seconds.

across the bar...mixed seas 5 to 6 feet at 18 seconds. maximum ebb
current of 1.8 kt at 02:11 pm wednesday and 2.3 kt at 02:16 am
thursday.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
202 pm pdt wed sep 17 2025

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


pzz560-181000-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
202 pm pdt wed sep 17 2025

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
showers late. 
.thu...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers with
isolated tstms. 
.thu night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers
with isolated tstms. 
.fri...s wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers,
mainly in the morning. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...light and variable winds, becoming nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun 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 12 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers
after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
202 pm pdt wed sep 17 2025

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


pzz570-181000-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
202 pm pdt wed sep 17 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pdt this afternoon...
...gale warning in effect through thursday morning...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt late this
evening and overnight. seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft
after midnight. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the morning.
seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 10 seconds and s 4 ft
at 15 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 10 seconds
and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of showers. 
.fri...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to
9 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.fri night...se wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 12 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
202 pm pdt wed sep 17 2025

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


pzz575-181000-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
202 pm pdt wed sep 17 2025

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

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of showers with isolated tstms. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to
10 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds and sw
3 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers with isolated tstms. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. isolated tstms. a
chance of showers, mainly in the evening. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
showers. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of showers
after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$