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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
800 pm pdt sun apr 26 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


pzz530-271515-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
800 pm pdt sun apr 26 2026

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. a slight chance of very light drizzle
in the morning. 
.mon night...w wind around 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.tue...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
800 pm pdt sun apr 26 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-
800 pm pdt sun apr 26 2026

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and early morning, veering to n late. seas around 3 ft.
wave detail: w 3 ft at 6 seconds. a slight chance of very light
drizzle late. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 6 seconds. a
slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. wave
detail: nw 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 11 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
800 pm pdt sun apr 26 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


pzz540-271515-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
800 pm pdt sun apr 26 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. a slight chance of very light drizzle late. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. a
slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 11 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
800 pm pdt sun apr 26 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


pzz545-271515-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
800 pm pdt sun apr 26 2026

.tonight...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 7 seconds. a
slight chance of very light drizzle. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. a
slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.tue 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 8 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 11 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 13 
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
2.6 kt at 02:22 am monday and 2.0 kt at 02:22 pm monday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
800 pm pdt sun apr 26 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


pzz560-271515-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
800 pm pdt sun apr 26 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. a slight chance of very light drizzle late. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. a
slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. 
.mon 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 12 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
800 pm pdt sun apr 26 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


pzz570-271515-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
800 pm pdt sun apr 26 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from monday evening through
late monday night...

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: 
nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 10 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
800 pm pdt sun apr 26 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


pzz575-271515-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
800 pm pdt sun apr 26 2026

.tonight...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of
very light drizzle late this evening and overnight. 
.mon...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of very
light drizzle in the morning.
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 11 seconds.  

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