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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
242 pm pdt mon may 4 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-
242 pm pdt mon may 4 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. a slight chance of rain early. a
chance of rain this evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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fzus56 kmtr 042142
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
242 pm pdt mon may 4 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-
242 pm pdt mon may 4 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 14 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain this
evening. rain likely after midnight. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
12 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 15 
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
0.9 kt at 7:53 pm monday and 3.1 kt at 6:34 am tuesday.

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