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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt thu may 21 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


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san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
857 am pdt thu may 21 2026

.today...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt.
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.memorial day...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt thu may 21 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


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coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
857 am pdt thu may 21 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to se around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy dense fog after midnight. 
.sat...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.memorial day...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt thu may 21 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


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coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
857 am pdt thu may 21 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w this afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy dense fog early this morning. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at
11 seconds. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.memorial day...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 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
1.3 kt at 09:50 pm thursday and 2.8 kt at 08:56 am friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt thu may 21 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


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coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
857 am pdt thu may 21 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.fri...s wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...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 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.memorial day...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail:
w 6 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt thu may 21 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


pzz570-220415-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
857 am pdt thu may 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.memorial day...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt thu may 21 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


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waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
857 am pdt thu may 21 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.memorial day...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds.  

$$