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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
816 pm pdt sat oct 17 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-
816 pm pdt sat oct 17 2026

.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.tue...w wind around 5 kt, veering to e around 5 kt in the
afternoon. patchy fog in the morning. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt. a chance of showers. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt, backing to sw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. a chance of showers. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt. a chance of showers.
.thu...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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fzus56 kmtr 180316
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expires:202610181630;;286004

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
816 pm pdt sat oct 17 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


pzz545-181630-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
816 pm pdt sat oct 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from sunday afternoon through
sunday evening...

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and 
sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. a slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.tue...e wind around 5 kt, veering to s around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers
in the evening. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 12 
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 08:51 pm saturday and 0.8 kt at 11:40 am sunday.

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