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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 pm pdt wed sep 16 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 pm pdt wed sep 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening...

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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fzus56 kmtr 170337
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 pm pdt wed sep 16 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


pzz545-171615-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
837 pm pdt wed sep 16 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. a slight chance of
drizzle after midnight. 
.thu...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. a slight chance of drizzle
in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...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. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 8 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
0.9 kt at 10:09 am thursday and 2.1 kt at 08:53 pm thursday.

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