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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
823 pm pdt wed may 27 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


pzz530-281615-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
823 pm pdt wed may 27 2026

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and early morning, backing to s late. a slight chance of
rain late this evening. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.thu...se wind around 5 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.thu night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
823 pm pdt wed may 27 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


pzz535-281615-
monterey bay-
823 pm pdt wed may 27 2026

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s late. seas 4 to 6 ft.
wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of rain late
this evening. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.thu...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds. rain likely, mainly
in the morning. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds.
patchy fog after midnight. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 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
823 pm pdt wed may 27 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


pzz540-281615-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
823 pm pdt wed may 27 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and early morning, veering to e late. seas 6 to 9 ft.
wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain late this
evening. rain likely after midnight. 
.thu...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 13 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 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 19 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 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
823 pm pdt wed may 27 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


pzz545-281615-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
823 pm pdt wed may 27 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s after midnight. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of
rain early this evening. a chance of rain late this evening and
early morning, then rain likely late. 
.thu...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain in
the morning. 
.thu night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
13 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 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 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 6 to 8 feet at 11 
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
3.5 kt at 03:16 am thursday and 1.2 kt at 03:25 pm thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
823 pm pdt wed may 27 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


pzz560-281615-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
823 pm pdt wed may 27 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s after midnight. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain
late this evening and early morning. rain likely late. 
.thu...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 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 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
823 pm pdt wed may 27 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


pzz570-281615-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
823 pm pdt wed may 27 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt late. seas
10 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of
rain late this evening and overnight. 
.thu...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds
and s 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
823 pm pdt wed may 27 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


pzz575-281615-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
823 pm pdt wed may 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt thursday...

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt late. seas
8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain
until early morning, then rain late. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to e in the afternoon. seas
8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain
in the morning. 
.thu night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft, building to
9 to 11 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...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 11 seconds
and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.mon...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 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

$$