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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
853 pm pdt sun may 3 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-
853 pm pdt sun may 3 2026

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
853 pm pdt sun may 3 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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monterey bay-
853 pm pdt sun may 3 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 10 seconds and
w 3 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds.  

locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
853 pm pdt sun may 3 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


pzz540-041630-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
853 pm pdt sun may 3 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 13 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at
8 seconds and nw 5 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
12 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.tue night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 5 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 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 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
853 pm pdt sun may 3 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


pzz545-041630-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
853 pm pdt sun may 3 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
14 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
12 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. 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 7 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 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 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 18 
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
3.4 kt at 06:07 am monday and 0.9 kt at 07:53 pm monday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
853 pm pdt sun may 3 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


pzz560-041630-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
853 pm pdt sun may 3 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 13 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
rain after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 11 seconds and nw 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
853 pm pdt sun may 3 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


pzz570-041630-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
853 pm pdt sun may 3 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 14 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
8 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 7 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
853 pm pdt sun may 3 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


pzz575-041630-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
853 pm pdt sun may 3 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 14 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
rain after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind around 10 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail:
nw 8 ft at 8 seconds.  

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