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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
854 am pdt sun may 17 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-
854 am pdt sun may 17 2026

...gale warning in effect through late tonight...

.today...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, rising to 15 to 25 kt this afternoon.
.tonight...n wind 15 to 30 kt, gusts up to 40 kt.
.mon...n wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to 10 to
15 kt in the afternoon. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.tue...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
854 am pdt sun may 17 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-
854 am pdt sun may 17 2026

...gale warning in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 9 to
13 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming n
15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to
10 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.thu...s wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning. 
.thu night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 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 05:51 pm sunday and 4.8 kt at 05:17 am monday.

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