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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
230 am pdt wed jul 15 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-
230 am pdt wed jul 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this afternoon through
this evening...

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.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.  

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fzus56 kmtr 150930
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expires:202607152215;;001200

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
230 am pdt wed jul 15 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-
230 am pdt wed jul 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 9 am pdt this morning
through thursday afternoon...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft 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
3.7 kt at 05:17 am wednesday and 1.8 kt at 06:22 pm wednesday.

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