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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 am pdt sun jul 12 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


pzz530-130415-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
859 am pdt sun jul 12 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. isolated showers after midnight. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu 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
859 am pdt sun jul 12 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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monterey bay-
859 am pdt sun jul 12 2026

.today...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 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
859 am pdt sun jul 12 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


pzz540-130415-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
859 am pdt sun jul 12 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 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 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue 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. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed 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 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 am pdt sun jul 12 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


pzz545-130415-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
859 am pdt sun jul 12 2026

.today...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. isolated showers in the morning. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
8 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 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 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
1.2 kt at 03:32 pm sunday and 3.9 kt at 03:15 am monday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 am pdt sun jul 12 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


pzz560-130415-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
859 am pdt sun jul 12 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. isolated showers
after midnight. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon 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 14 seconds. 
.tue...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. 
.tue 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. 
.wed...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 9 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 am pdt sun jul 12 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


pzz570-130415-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
859 am pdt sun jul 12 2026

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

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas around 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 am pdt sun jul 12 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


pzz575-130415-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
859 am pdt sun jul 12 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. isolated showers. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue 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. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

$$