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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 am pdt tue apr 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


pzz530-212215-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
240 am pdt tue apr 21 2026

.today...s wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. showers this morning. a chance of tstms. rain likely
this afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after
midnight. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain, mainly in the
morning. 
.wed night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...w 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.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 am pdt tue apr 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


pzz535-212215-
monterey bay-
240 am pdt tue apr 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt early this
morning...
...small craft advisory in effect from 9 am pdt this morning
through this evening...

.today...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 7 seconds and w
4 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of tstms. showers late this morning
and early afternoon. a chance of rain late. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 6 seconds and w
4 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly in
the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 9 seconds and w
3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 8 seconds and nw 3 ft at
9 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or
less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 9 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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
240 am pdt tue apr 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


pzz540-212215-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
240 am pdt tue apr 21 2026

.today...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw this afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 7 seconds and w 6 ft at
12 seconds. showers likely with a chance of tstms. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and w 4 ft at 10 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and sw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 am pdt tue apr 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


pzz545-212215-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
240 am pdt tue apr 21 2026

.today...s wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 6 seconds and w
6 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of tstms until late afternoon.
showers late this morning and early afternoon, then a chance of
rain with a slight chance of tstms late. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 6 seconds and w
5 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at
7 seconds and w 4 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
9 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 9 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 4 feet 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
4.4 kt at 07:03 am tuesday and 1.1 kt at 08:52 pm tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 am pdt tue apr 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


pzz560-212215-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
240 am pdt tue apr 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt early this
morning...
...small craft advisory in effect from 9 am pdt this morning
through this evening...

.today...s wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to sw late. seas 5 to 7 ft.
wave detail: s 2 ft at 6 seconds and w 6 ft at 12 seconds. a
chance of tstms. showers late this morning and early afternoon. a
chance of rain late. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and w
5 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at
8 seconds and w 4 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu 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 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 7 seconds and nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 10 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 am pdt tue apr 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


pzz570-212215-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
240 am pdt tue apr 21 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt late. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 9 seconds and w 7 ft at
12 seconds. a slight chance of tstms. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and w 5 ft at 10 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.thu...n wind around 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas around 7 ft, building to
8 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 am pdt tue apr 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


pzz575-212215-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
240 am pdt tue apr 21 2026

.today...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to w late. seas 7 to 8 ft.
wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and w 8 ft at 12 seconds.
showers with a chance of tstms this morning, then a chance of
rain with a slight chance of tstms this afternoon. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 6 seconds and w 6 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of
rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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