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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 am pdt tue may 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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san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
837 am pdt tue may 26 2026

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

.today...w wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt. 
.tonight...w wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.wed...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a slight chance of rain and very
light drizzle after midnight. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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fzus56 kmtr 261537
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 am pdt tue may 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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coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
837 am pdt tue may 26 2026

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

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt this
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft this afternoon.
wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. a slight chance of very light
drizzle early this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 12 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft
at 12 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
10 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.thu night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
8 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 10 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 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
1.6 kt at 01:50 pm tuesday and 3.3 kt at 02:41 am wednesday.

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