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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
257 am pdt mon aug 3 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-
257 am pdt mon aug 3 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.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 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri 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
257 am pdt mon aug 3 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-
257 am pdt mon aug 3 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w late this morning,
rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. patchy dense fog early this morning. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog. 
.tue...s wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds. patchy dense fog
in the morning. 
.tue night...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to s around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds.
patchy fog. 
.wed...s wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. wave
detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. seas around 2 ft or less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at
9 seconds. patchy fog. 
.thu...light and variable winds, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 2 ft or less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at
9 seconds. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 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
257 am pdt mon aug 3 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


pzz540-032230-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
257 am pdt mon aug 3 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt, backing to se after midnight. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
9 seconds. 
.tue night...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to se after midnight.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog in
the evening. 
.wed...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.thu...e wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 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 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
257 am pdt mon aug 3 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


pzz545-032230-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
257 am pdt mon aug 3 2026

.today...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw late this morning and
early afternoon, veering to w late. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
9 seconds. 
.tue night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
8 seconds. 
.wed night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.thu...w wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 8 seconds. patchy fog in the morning.
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at
12 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and sw
2 ft at 12 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 10 
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
2.5 kt at 08:00 am monday and 2.6 kt at 08:32 pm monday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
257 am pdt mon aug 3 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


pzz560-032230-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
257 am pdt mon aug 3 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to sw late this morning and
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. patchy dense fog early this morning. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to s around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to s around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to s after midnight.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 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 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 12 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
257 am pdt mon aug 3 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


pzz570-032230-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
257 am pdt mon aug 3 2026

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

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt this afternoon. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds. patchy smoke after midnight. 
.tue...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy smoke. 
.tue night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
257 am pdt mon aug 3 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


pzz575-032230-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
257 am pdt mon aug 3 2026

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

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at
11 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy smoke. 
.tue night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds.  

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