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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
853 pm pdt fri jul 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


pzz530-181630-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
853 pm pdt fri jul 17 2026

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
853 pm pdt fri jul 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


pzz540-181630-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
853 pm pdt fri jul 17 2026

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 6 seconds and s 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 6 seconds and s 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
853 pm pdt fri jul 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


pzz545-181630-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
853 pm pdt fri jul 17 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
8 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
2 ft at 7 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
7 seconds and s 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 6 seconds and s 4 ft at 10 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 7 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
3.1 kt at 08:05 am saturday and 2.2 kt at 08:55 pm saturday.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
853 pm pdt fri jul 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


pzz560-181630-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
853 pm pdt fri jul 17 2026

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
8 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at
13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and
s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and s
4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and
s 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
853 pm pdt fri jul 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


pzz570-181630-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
853 pm pdt fri jul 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt saturday...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
s 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 4 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
853 pm pdt fri jul 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


pzz575-181630-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
853 pm pdt fri jul 17 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s
3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 5 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 5 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 4 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$