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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
238 am pdt sun apr 12 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


pzz530-122230-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
238 am pdt sun apr 12 2026

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

.today...sw wind 15 to 20 kt. showers with a chance of tstms
until late afternoon, then showers likely with a slight chance of
tstms late. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. a slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to n in the afternoon. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus56 kmtr 120938
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
238 am pdt sun apr 12 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


pzz540-122230-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
238 am pdt sun apr 12 2026

.today...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 11 ft at 10 seconds.
showers likely with a slight chance of tstms until late
afternoon, then a chance of showers late. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft after midnight.
wave detail: w 8 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a
slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
238 am pdt sun apr 12 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


pzz545-122230-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
238 am pdt sun apr 12 2026

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

.today...sw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of tstms until
late afternoon. showers likely. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
wave detail: w 8 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a
slight chance of showers. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 6 to 8 feet at 6 
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
1.7 kt at 01:34 pm sunday and 1.9 kt at 02:21 am monday.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
238 am pdt sun apr 12 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


pzz560-122230-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
238 am pdt sun apr 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...

.today...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at 10 seconds and sw 4 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
early this morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms
late this morning and early afternoon. a chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms late. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft after midnight.
wave detail: w 8 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a
chance of showers. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of showers
in the morning. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
238 am pdt sun apr 12 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


pzz570-122230-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
238 am pdt sun apr 12 2026

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

.today...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: w 12 ft at 10 seconds
and sw 9 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of tstms early this
morning. a chance of showers. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 9 ft, subsiding to
7 to 8 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 9 ft at 10 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of showers. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail:
nw 12 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus56 kmtr 120938
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
238 am pdt sun apr 12 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


pzz575-122230-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
238 am pdt sun apr 12 2026

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

.today...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
9 to 11 ft. wave detail: w 11 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of tstms until late afternoon. a
chance of showers. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. wave
detail: w 10 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. a chance
of showers. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.mon night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.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 14 seconds. 
.wed...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 night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to
11 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$