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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
218 am pdt thu jul 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


pzz530-162215-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
218 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 9 am pdt this morning
through this evening...

.today...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 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 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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fzus56 kmtr 160918
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expires:202607162215;;056699

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
218 am pdt thu jul 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


pzz545-162215-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
218 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

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

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
8 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 13 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 08 
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
3.6 kt at 06:20 am thursday and 2.0 kt at 07:12 pm thursday.

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