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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
203 pm pdt sat may 23 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


pzz530-240930-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
203 pm pdt sat may 23 2026

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.memorial day...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.tue...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 232103
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
203 pm pdt sat may 23 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


pzz540-240930-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
203 pm pdt sat may 23 2026

.tonight...se wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sun...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sun night...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w after midnight.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy fog. 
.memorial day...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 6 to
8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 12 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
203 pm pdt sat may 23 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


pzz545-240930-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
203 pm pdt sat may 23 2026

.tonight...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sun...s 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. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.memorial day...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 12 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds and sw
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...w wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 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
1.8 kt at 12:04 am sunday and 1.9 kt at 11:52 am sunday.

$$

fzus56 kmtr 232103
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
203 pm pdt sat may 23 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


pzz560-240930-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
203 pm pdt sat may 23 2026

.tonight...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sun...se wind around 5 kt, veering to sw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog. 
.memorial day...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog after midnight.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 232103
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
203 pm pdt sat may 23 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


pzz570-240930-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
203 pm pdt sat may 23 2026

.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt late this
evening, veering to e after midnight, veering to se late. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. patchy fog until early morning. 
.sun...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog in the
morning. 
.sun night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.memorial day...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 11 to
12 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 13 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
12 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 12 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw
14 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 13 ft. wave detail:
nw 13 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 232103
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expires:202605240930;;530892

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
203 pm pdt sat may 23 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


pzz575-240930-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
203 pm pdt sat may 23 2026

.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy dense fog this
evening. 
.sun...s wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.memorial day...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to
10 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 12 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 11 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$