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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
853 am pdt thu apr 9 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-
853 am pdt thu apr 9 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a slight chance of rain this
afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a slight chance of rain in the
evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms after
midnight. 
.fri...s wind around 5 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the
morning, then showers with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. rain likely with a slight chance of tstms in the
evening, then rain after midnight. 
.sat...sw wind 15 to 20 kt. rain in the morning, then showers
with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. showers.
.sun...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. rain likely in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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fzus56 kmtr 091553
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
853 am pdt thu apr 9 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-
853 am pdt thu apr 9 2026

.today...s wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. patchy fog early this morning. a slight chance of
rain. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 11 seconds and nw 3 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of
rain in the evening, then rain with a slight chance of tstms
after midnight. 
.fri...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 7 seconds and w 3 ft at
12 seconds. rain in the morning, then showers likely with a
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 6 seconds and nw 2 ft at 14 seconds. rain likely with a
slight chance of tstms in the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.sat...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 5 seconds and nw 3 ft at
12 seconds. rain in the morning, then rain with a slight chance
of tstms in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 7 seconds and nw 2 ft at 11 seconds. showers.
.sun...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at
10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. showers likely. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 13 
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 09:07 am thursday and 0.7 kt at 11:56 pm thursday.

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