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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
232 pm pdt wed jul 29 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


pzz530-301015-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
232 pm pdt wed jul 29 2026

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.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. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
232 pm pdt wed jul 29 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


pzz540-301015-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
232 pm pdt wed jul 29 2026

...gale warning in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing
to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
232 pm pdt wed jul 29 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


pzz545-301015-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
232 pm pdt wed jul 29 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...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 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 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 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to
8 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon 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 ft at 17 
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
1.4 kt at 05:39 pm wednesday and 2.8 kt at 05:34 am thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
232 pm pdt wed jul 29 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


pzz560-301015-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
232 pm pdt wed jul 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through friday evening...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...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 9 seconds and
s 3 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 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri 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 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...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 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 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 8 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
232 pm pdt wed jul 29 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


pzz570-301015-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
232 pm pdt wed jul 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday morning...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
11 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 12 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw
14 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 13 to 15 ft. wave detail:
nw 15 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 12 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to 13 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail:
nw 13 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
232 pm pdt wed jul 29 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


pzz575-301015-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
232 pm pdt wed jul 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday morning...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft, building to
10 to 13 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 11 seconds
and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail:
nw 12 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds.  

$$