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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
213 pm pdt mon apr 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-
213 pm pdt mon apr 20 2026

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

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. a slight chance of tstms this evening.
rain. a slight chance of tstms after midnight. 
.tue...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. a chance of tstms. showers.
.tue night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. rain likely with a slight chance of tstms in the
evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain, mainly in the
morning. 
.wed night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu...w wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw 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 202113
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
213 pm pdt mon apr 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-
213 pm pdt mon apr 20 2026

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

.tonight...s wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at
7 seconds and w 6 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain this
evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after
midnight. 
.tue...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 7 seconds and w 6 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of tstms.
showers.
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 6 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of
tstms in the evening. rain likely. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at
7 seconds and w 4 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 7 seconds and w 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 10 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 14 
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 07:47 pm monday and 4.4 kt at 07:03 am tuesday.

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