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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
815 am pdt sun aug 16 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-
815 am pdt sun aug 16 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. patchy
dense fog early this morning. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. 
.mon...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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fzus56 kmtr 161515
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
815 am pdt sun aug 16 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-
815 am pdt sun aug 16 2026

.today...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog early
this morning. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds. patchy dense fog in the evening. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
7 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 16 
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
2.9 kt at 08:12 pm sunday and 2.1 kt at 08:39 am monday.

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