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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 am pdt sun aug 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


pzz530-232215-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
240 am pdt sun aug 23 2026

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

$$

fzus56 kmtr 230940
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 am pdt sun aug 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


pzz535-232215-
monterey bay-
240 am pdt sun aug 23 2026

.today...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds.
patchy fog in the morning. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu 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.  

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


$$

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cwfmtr
expires:202608232215;;218051

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 am pdt sun aug 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


pzz540-232215-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
240 am pdt sun aug 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt early this
morning...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt early this
afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave
detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed 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. 
.thu...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 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 230940
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expires:202608232215;;218052

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 am pdt sun aug 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


pzz545-232215-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
240 am pdt sun aug 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt early this
morning...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. patchy dense fog
early this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds.
patchy dense fog in the evening. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds
and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 5 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 12 
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
1.1 kt at 02:18 pm sunday and 1.7 kt at 02:21 am monday.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 am pdt sun aug 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


pzz560-232215-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
240 am pdt sun aug 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt early this
morning...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 230940
cwfmtr
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 am pdt sun aug 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


pzz570-232215-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
240 am pdt sun aug 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt this afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind around 10 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 230940
cwfmtr
expires:202608232215;;218049

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
240 am pdt sun aug 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


pzz575-232215-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
240 am pdt sun aug 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt early this
morning...

.today...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. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds.  

$$