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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
154 pm pdt wed jun 17 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


pzz530-180930-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
154 pm pdt wed jun 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from thursday afternoon through
thursday evening...

.this afternoon...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. 
.juneteenth...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
154 pm pdt wed jun 17 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


pzz535-180930-
monterey bay-
154 pm pdt wed jun 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from thursday afternoon through
thursday evening...

.this afternoon...w wind around 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: nw 2 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 10 seconds. patchy drizzle.
patchy fog after midnight. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 9 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. patchy drizzle in the morning. patchy
fog in the morning. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 6 seconds and nw 2 ft at 10 seconds. patchy drizzle. 
.juneteenth...s wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 9 seconds
and nw 2 ft at 10 seconds. patchy drizzle in the morning. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...s wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw
2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog after midnight.  

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
154 pm pdt wed jun 17 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


pzz540-180930-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
154 pm pdt wed jun 17 2026

.this afternoon...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. patchy drizzle.
patchy fog. 
.thu...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. patchy drizzle in the
morning. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.thu night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. patchy drizzle. 
.juneteenth...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. patchy drizzle in
the morning. 
.fri night...s wind around 5 kt, backing to e around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s
3 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at
14 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 9 seconds and sw
2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
154 pm pdt wed jun 17 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


pzz545-180930-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
154 pm pdt wed jun 17 2026

.this afternoon...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. patchy drizzle. 
.thu...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at
17 seconds. patchy drizzle in the morning. 
.thu night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. patchy drizzle. 
.juneteenth...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. patchy drizzle in the morning. 
.fri night...s wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and
s 3 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds and sw
2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft 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
1.5 kt at 07:30 pm wednesday and 3.7 kt at 06:56 am thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
154 pm pdt wed jun 17 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


pzz560-180930-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
154 pm pdt wed jun 17 2026

.this afternoon...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. patchy drizzle. 
.thu...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at
16 seconds. patchy drizzle in the morning. 
.thu night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 7 seconds and nw 3 ft at 10 seconds. patchy drizzle. 
.juneteenth...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. patchy drizzle in
the morning. 
.fri night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
154 pm pdt wed jun 17 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


pzz570-180930-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
154 pm pdt wed jun 17 2026

.this afternoon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave
detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. patchy
fog early. 
.tonight...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. patchy drizzle.
patchy dense fog after midnight. 
.thu...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. patchy drizzle in the
morning. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.thu night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and sw 5 ft at 14 seconds. patchy drizzle. 
.juneteenth...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. patchy drizzle in
the morning. 
.fri night...e wind around 5 kt, backing to ne after midnight.
seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at
14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft at
10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
154 pm pdt wed jun 17 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


pzz575-180930-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
154 pm pdt wed jun 17 2026

.this afternoon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave
detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. patchy drizzle. 
.thu...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 4 ft at
15 seconds. patchy drizzle in the morning. 
.thu night...s wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 4 ft at 15 seconds. patchy drizzle. 
.juneteenth...s wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. patchy drizzle
in the morning. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 10 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s
4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$