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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
803 pm pdt fri may 22 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


pzz530-231615-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
803 pm pdt fri may 22 2026

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.memorial day...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.tue...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 15 to 20 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, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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fzus56 kmtr 230303
cwfmtr
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
803 pm pdt fri may 22 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


pzz545-231615-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
803 pm pdt fri may 22 2026

.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.memorial day...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 14 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to
8 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 11 
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 10:57 pm friday and 2.2 kt at 10:32 am saturday.

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