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

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a slight chance of showers late
this evening. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...s wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. a chance of tstms. showers.
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. a slight chance of tstms in the evening. showers
likely. 
.sat...s wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. a slight chance of tstms. showers.
.sun...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. showers. a chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain in the evening.
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 pm 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


pzz545-101615-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
857 pm pdt thu apr 9 2026

.tonight...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers
late this evening and early morning. a slight chance of tstms
after midnight. showers likely late. 
.fri...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and w 3 ft at 12 seconds. showers likely with a
slight chance of tstms.
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 6 seconds and nw 2 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of
tstms in the evening. showers likely. 
.sat...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 5 ft at 5 seconds and nw 2 ft at
12 seconds. showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight.
wave detail: sw 8 ft at 7 seconds and nw 3 ft at 11 seconds. a
slight chance of tstms. showers.
.sun...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and w 6 ft at 10 seconds. showers.
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue 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 15 
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
0.7 kt at 11:56 pm thursday and 1.4 kt at 10:28 am friday.

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