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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
201 pm pdt wed may 20 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-
201 pm pdt wed may 20 2026

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.memorial day...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt.  

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fzus56 kmtr 202101
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
201 pm pdt wed may 20 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-
201 pm pdt wed may 20 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to
8 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. patchy
fog late. 
.thu...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. patchy dense
fog in the morning. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.fri...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...sw 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. 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:
nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 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
1.2 kt at 08:43 pm wednesday and 3.4 kt at 07:45 am thursday.

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