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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
231 pm pdt thu may 21 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-
231 pm pdt thu may 21 2026

.tonight...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...w wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.tue...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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fzus56 kmtr 212131
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
231 pm pdt thu may 21 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-
231 pm pdt thu may 21 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this
evening and early morning, backing to sw around 5 kt late. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. 
.fri...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog in the
morning. 
.fri night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at
9 seconds. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.memorial day...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft, building to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 11 
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
1.3 kt at 09:50 pm thursday and 2.8 kt at 08:56 am friday.

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