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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
253 pm pdt mon may 11 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


pzz530-121015-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
253 pm pdt mon may 11 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from tuesday afternoon through
tuesday evening...

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.wed...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.thu...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
253 pm pdt mon may 11 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


pzz540-121015-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
253 pm pdt mon may 11 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from tuesday afternoon through
tuesday evening...

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at
16 seconds. patchy dense fog after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail:
nw 13 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
253 pm pdt mon may 11 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


pzz545-121015-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
253 pm pdt mon may 11 2026

.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy dense fog
after midnight. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds. patchy dense
fog in the morning. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to
5 to 8 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail:
nw 13 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet 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
2.3 kt at 01:48 am tuesday and 1.8 kt at 01:45 pm tuesday.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
253 pm pdt mon may 11 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


pzz560-121015-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
253 pm pdt mon may 11 2026

.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy dense fog
after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 ft in
the afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing
to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail:
nw 12 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
253 pm pdt mon may 11 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


pzz570-121015-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
253 pm pdt mon may 11 2026

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...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. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 30 to 35 kt. seas 13 to 15 ft. wave detail:
nw 15 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
253 pm pdt mon may 11 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


pzz575-121015-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
253 pm pdt mon may 11 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy dense fog
after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog in the
morning. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 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 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 30 kt. seas 13 to 14 ft, building to
15 to 16 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 15 ft at 11 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$