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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
831 pm pdt wed may 20 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


pzz530-211630-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
831 pm pdt wed may 20 2026

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.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 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.memorial day...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
831 pm pdt wed may 20 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


pzz535-211630-
monterey bay-
831 pm pdt wed may 20 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this
evening, then becoming light and variable after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. patchy dense fog
late this evening and overnight. 
.thu...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. patchy dense
fog in the morning. 
.thu night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog. 
.fri...light and variable winds, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds.
patchy fog in the morning. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.sat...s wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 8 seconds and nw 3 ft at
10 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 9 seconds.
patchy fog after midnight. 
.sun...light and variable winds, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 9 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.memorial day...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds.
patchy fog in the morning. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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
831 pm pdt wed may 20 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


pzz540-211630-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
831 pm pdt wed may 20 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late this
evening and early morning, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy dense fog in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy dense fog
after midnight. 
.sat...se wind around 5 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.memorial day...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
831 pm pdt wed may 20 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


pzz545-211630-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
831 pm pdt wed may 20 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 11 seconds. patchy fog late. 
.thu...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. patchy dense
fog in the morning. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.fri...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.memorial day...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 16 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 13 
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
1.2 kt at 08:43 pm wednesday and 3.4 kt at 07:45 am thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
831 pm pdt wed may 20 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


pzz560-211630-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
831 pm pdt wed may 20 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. patchy dense fog
late this evening and overnight. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy dense fog in the
morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog. 
.fri...s wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.fri night...s 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. 
.sat...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
10 seconds. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.memorial day...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
831 pm pdt wed may 20 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


pzz570-211630-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
831 pm pdt wed may 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late thursday night...

.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 35 kt after midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 11 to
12 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 10 seconds and sw
2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft
at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.memorial day...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 18 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 17 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
831 pm pdt wed may 20 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


pzz575-211630-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
831 pm pdt wed may 20 2026

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds
and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at
13 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
10 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 18 seconds. 
.memorial day...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 16 seconds.  

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