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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
912 pm pdt wed may 6 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


pzz530-071715-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
912 pm pdt wed may 6 2026

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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fzus56 kmtr 070412
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expires:202605071715;;142639

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
912 pm pdt wed may 6 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


pzz545-071715-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
912 pm pdt wed may 6 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late thursday night
through late friday night...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and overnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
7 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds.
patchy fog after midnight. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog.  

.....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
0.7 kt at 09:33 pm wednesday and 2.4 kt at 07:46 am thursday.

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