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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 am pdt thu jul 23 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


pzz530-240415-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
859 am pdt thu jul 23 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. 
.tonight...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. 
.mon...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 am pdt thu jul 23 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


pzz540-240415-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
859 am pdt thu jul 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm pdt this afternoon
through saturday afternoon...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 5 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...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 6 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 am pdt thu jul 23 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


pzz545-240415-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
859 am pdt thu jul 23 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 5 seconds and sw 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 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 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 17 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 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
0.9 kt at 12:54 pm thursday and 2.3 kt at 01:19 am friday.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 am pdt thu jul 23 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


pzz560-240415-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
859 am pdt thu jul 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday afternoon...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and s
3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 6 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing
to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 17 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 am pdt thu jul 23 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


pzz570-240415-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
859 am pdt thu jul 23 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and
s 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun 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 11 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 231559
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 am pdt thu jul 23 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


pzz575-240415-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
859 am pdt thu jul 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm pdt this afternoon
through saturday afternoon...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. seas
around 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at
12 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds.  

$$