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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
816 am pdt thu oct 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


pzz530-300430-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
816 am pdt thu oct 29 2026

.today...ne wind around 5 kt, veering to sw late. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.mon...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
816 am pdt thu oct 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


pzz535-300430-
monterey bay-
816 am pdt thu oct 29 2026

.today...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w early this afternoon,
rising to 5 to 10 kt late. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 11 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...e wind around 5 kt, veering to sw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 11 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
2 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.mon...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n in the afternoon. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 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
816 am pdt thu oct 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


pzz540-300430-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
816 am pdt thu oct 29 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri 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 6 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 6 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 15 seconds and w 6 ft at 17 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
816 am pdt thu oct 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


pzz545-300430-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
816 am pdt thu oct 29 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.mon...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 16 seconds and nw 5 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 14 seconds and w 5 ft at 17 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
4.5 kt at 06:39 pm thursday and 1.1 kt at 08:18 am friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
816 am pdt thu oct 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


pzz560-300430-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
816 am pdt thu oct 29 2026

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

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
816 am pdt thu oct 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


pzz570-300430-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
816 am pdt thu oct 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pdt this afternoon...

.today...n wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 
ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 7 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw 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
sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s
3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.sun...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 6 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
15 seconds and nw 8 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 15 seconds and nw 8 ft at 17 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
816 am pdt thu oct 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


pzz575-300430-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
816 am pdt thu oct 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pdt this afternoon...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 
ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
around 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
7 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind around 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 13 seconds and nw 7 ft at 17 seconds.  

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