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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
817 am pdt sat apr 11 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


pzz530-120430-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
817 am pdt sat apr 11 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through sunday afternoon...

.today...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt. a slight chance of tstms this morning. showers. a 
chance of tstms this afternoon. 
.tonight...s wind 15 to 20 kt. showers. a chance of tstms, mainly
in the evening. 
.sun...sw wind 15 to 20 kt. showers with a slight chance of tstms
in the morning, then showers with a chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. a slight chance of rain in the evening. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.wed night...w 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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fzus56 kmtr 111517
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expires:202604120430;;194484

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
817 am pdt sat apr 11 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


pzz545-120430-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
817 am pdt sat apr 11 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through sunday afternoon...

.today...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with occasional
gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 6 
seconds and nw 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain until late 
afternoon. a slight chance of tstms early this afternoon, then 
showers with a chance of tstms late. 
.tonight...sw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the evening.
seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft after midnight. wave
detail: sw 7 ft at 7 seconds and nw 3 ft at 11 seconds. showers.
a chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. 
.sun...sw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and w 9 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of tstms.
showers.
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 10 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 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 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
1.4 kt at 12:27 pm saturday and 1.4 kt at 01:39 am sunday.

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