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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
248 pm pdt thu may 7 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


pzz530-081030-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
248 pm pdt thu may 7 2026

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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fzus56 kmtr 072148
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
248 pm pdt thu may 7 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


pzz545-081030-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
248 pm pdt thu may 7 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through
sunday evening...

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

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 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
0.7 kt at 10:27 pm thursday and 2.0 kt at 08:39 am friday.

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