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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
203 pm pdt tue may 12 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


pzz530-131015-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
203 pm pdt tue may 12 2026

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.wed...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...w wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...w wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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fzus56 kmtr 122103
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
203 pm pdt tue may 12 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


pzz545-131015-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
203 pm pdt tue may 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late wednesday night...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft after midnight.
wave detail: w 7 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing
to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
11 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail:
nw 12 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw
14 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 12 seconds. 

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 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
3.0 kt at 02:23 am wednesday and 1.7 kt at 02:30 pm wednesday.

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