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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
249 am pdt fri oct 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


pzz530-232230-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
249 am pdt fri oct 23 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w. 
.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt. 
.sat night...w wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.tue...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.tue night...w wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
249 am pdt fri oct 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


pzz535-232230-
monterey bay-
249 am pdt fri oct 23 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n late this morning,
backing to nw early this afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft in the evening,
then around 2 ft or less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
w 3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds.  

locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
249 am pdt fri oct 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


pzz540-232230-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
249 am pdt fri oct 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds and
s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, veering to sw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
13 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 8 seconds and sw
2 ft at 17 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
249 am pdt fri oct 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


pzz545-232230-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
249 am pdt fri oct 23 2026

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, then becoming nw 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. seas 5 to
8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue 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 9 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 14 
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
1.9 kt at 02:45 am friday and 3.0 kt at 03:15 pm friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
249 am pdt fri oct 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


pzz560-232230-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
249 am pdt fri oct 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this afternoon through 
this evening...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, then becoming nw 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon,
rising to 15 to 20 kt late. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
249 am pdt fri oct 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


pzz570-232230-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
249 am pdt fri oct 23 2026

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

.today...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
9 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun 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 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
249 am pdt fri oct 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


pzz575-232230-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
249 am pdt fri oct 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...n wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt late. seas
9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds
and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at
10 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds.  

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