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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
840 am pst thu nov 12 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


pzz530-130515-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
840 am pst thu nov 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through
friday morning...
...gale warning in effect from friday morning through friday
afternoon...

.today...se wind around 5 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. 
.tonight...s wind 20 to 25 kt. a slight chance of rain after
midnight. 
.fri...s wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to sw 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 45 kt. a slight chance of tstms. showers.
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.sat...se wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. a
slight chance of rain. 
.sat night...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to se after midnight. a
chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...s wind 15 to 20 kt. rain.
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. rain.
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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fzus56 kmtr 121640
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
840 am pst thu nov 12 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


pzz545-130515-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
840 am pst thu nov 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through
friday morning...
...gale warning in effect from friday morning through friday
afternoon...

.today...se wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...s wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 11 seconds and
w 9 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.fri...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, veering to w
20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to
14 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 6 ft at 10 seconds and w
12 ft at 14 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 12 to 17 ft, building to 15 to 20 ft after
midnight. wave detail: s 3 ft at 12 seconds and w 18 ft at
18 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 15 to 20 ft, subsiding to 12 to
17 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 2 ft at 12 seconds and w
18 ft at 18 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.sat night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to
9 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 14 ft at 17 seconds. a
chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w 11 ft
at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. rain.
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 11 to 15 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 16 seconds and w 14 ft
at 18 seconds. rain.
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 15 seconds and w 14 ft at 17 seconds. rain likely, mainly in
the morning. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail:
s 2 ft at 15 seconds and w 13 ft at 17 seconds. a chance of rain
in the evening.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 9 to 11 ft at 14 
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
3.1 kt at 05:26 pm thursday and 0.9 kt at 07:27 am friday.

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