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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
257 pm pst thu feb 5 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


pzz530-061115-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
257 pm pst thu feb 5 2026

.tonight...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt late
this evening and early morning, backing to sw late. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt. patchy fog after midnight. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. patchy
fog in the morning. 
.sat night...w wind around 5 kt. patchy fog after midnight. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
patchy fog in the morning. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
a chance of rain. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. a chance of rain.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
257 pm pst thu feb 5 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


pzz535-061115-
monterey bay-
257 pm pst thu feb 5 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through late
friday night...

.tonight...se wind around 5 kt, veering to w after midnight,
backing to se late. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at
16 seconds and s 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.fri...e wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 16 seconds and sw 5 ft at
16 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 10 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 13 seconds and w 7 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 15 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 14 seconds. a
chance of rain. 
.tue 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 13 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain.  

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
257 pm pst thu feb 5 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


pzz540-061115-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
257 pm pst thu feb 5 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 9 pm pst this evening
through late friday night...

.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w
10 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog late this evening and early
morning. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: w 11 ft
at 16 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w
10 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: w 8 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 12 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at
12 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. a chance of rain
in the afternoon. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 13 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w
10 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 10 seconds. a
chance of rain.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
257 pm pst thu feb 5 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


pzz545-061115-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
257 pm pst thu feb 5 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through
friday evening...

.tonight...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt late
this evening and early morning, veering to n around 5 kt late.
seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. wave
detail: s 2 ft at 14 seconds and w 9 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 14 seconds and w 9 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
12 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 12 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: w 9 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at 14 seconds. a
chance of rain after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft
at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 12 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 15 
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
2.6 kt at 07:14 pm thursday and 2.5 kt at 07:45 am friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
257 pm pst thu feb 5 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


pzz560-061115-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
257 pm pst thu feb 5 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through late
friday night...

.tonight...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to sw around 5 kt late
this evening, veering to nw after midnight, veering to n late.
seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 14 seconds and w 10 ft
at 17 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
9 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 14 seconds and w 10 ft at
17 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w
10 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 12 seconds and
w 9 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 12 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: w 9 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w
10 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft
at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 12 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
257 pm pst thu feb 5 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


pzz570-061115-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
257 pm pst thu feb 5 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 9 pm pst this evening
through late friday night...

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to nw after midnight. seas
9 to 12 ft. wave detail: w 12 ft at 17 seconds. patchy dense fog.
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 11 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 14 seconds and w 12 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft, subsiding to
8 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 2 ft at 14 seconds and
w 11 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: s 2 ft at 13 seconds and w 9 ft at
14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog in the
evening. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at
12 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at 13 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds. rain likely.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
257 pm pst thu feb 5 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


pzz575-061115-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
257 pm pst thu feb 5 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 9 pm pst this evening
through saturday morning...

.tonight...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw late this evening
and early morning, veering to n late. seas 8 to 10 ft, building
to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 2 ft at 14 seconds
and w 12 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 11 to 12 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 14 seconds and w 12 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: w
12 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: w 10 ft at 14 seconds.
.sat night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to
11 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to
9 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 11 seconds. a
chance of rain after midnight.
.tue...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.  

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