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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
836 pm pdt tue sep 29 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-
836 pm pdt tue sep 29 2026

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s late. 
.wed...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...w wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
836 pm pdt tue sep 29 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 arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
836 pm pdt tue sep 29 2026

...gale warning in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening...
...small craft advisory in effect through late wednesday night...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...e wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to se after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy fog. 
.fri...e wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
16 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.fri night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 
.sat...e wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sat night...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to sw after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun...s wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
w 2 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
836 pm pdt tue sep 29 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-
836 pm pdt tue sep 29 2026

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. patchy dense fog
after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.thu...s wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning. 
.thu night...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog. 
.fri...light and variable winds, becoming w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.fri night...nw wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds
and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sat...light and variable winds, becoming w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sat night...w wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.sun...light and variable winds, becoming w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
w 2 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 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
1.5 kt at 07:29 am wednesday and 4.4 kt at 07:05 pm wednesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
836 pm pdt tue sep 29 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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waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
836 pm pdt tue sep 29 2026

...gale warning in effect through wednesday morning...

.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n in the afternoon. seas 6 to
8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning.
.sat night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds.  

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