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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
907 am pdt fri aug 21 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


pzz530-220430-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
907 am pdt fri aug 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm pdt this afternoon
through this evening...

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

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
907 am pdt fri aug 21 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


pzz545-220430-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
907 am pdt fri aug 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 5 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
0.8 kt at 12:32 pm friday and 1.6 kt at 12:19 am saturday.

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