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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
235 pm pdt wed sep 16 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


pzz530-171030-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
235 pm pdt wed sep 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening...

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon 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
235 pm pdt wed sep 16 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


pzz540-171030-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
235 pm pdt wed sep 16 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt late this
evening, then becoming sw after midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave
detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. a slight
chance of drizzle after midnight. 
.thu...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. a slight chance of drizzle
in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
235 pm pdt wed sep 16 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


pzz545-171030-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
235 pm pdt wed sep 16 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. a slight chance of
drizzle after midnight. 
.thu...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. a slight chance of drizzle
in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 8 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
2.6 kt at 08:17 pm wednesday and 0.9 kt at 10:09 am thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
235 pm pdt wed sep 16 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


pzz560-171030-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
235 pm pdt wed sep 16 2026

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

$$

fzus56 kmtr 162135
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
235 pm pdt wed sep 16 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


pzz570-171030-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
235 pm pdt wed sep 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pdt this afternoon...

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt late. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
17 seconds. 
.thu...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas 5 to
6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 5 ft, building to
6 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to
8 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 162135
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
235 pm pdt wed sep 16 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


pzz575-171030-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
235 pm pdt wed sep 16 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. a slight chance of drizzle after midnight. 
.thu...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...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 and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...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 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

$$