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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
208 am pdt wed sep 16 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-
208 am pdt wed sep 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 9 am pdt this morning
through this evening...

.today...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a slight chance of drizzle in the
morning. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
208 am pdt wed sep 16 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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coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
208 am pdt wed sep 16 2026

.today...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. a slight chance of drizzle
in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...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. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 8 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 09:12 am wednesday and 2.6 kt at 08:17 pm wednesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
208 am pdt wed sep 16 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


pzz560-162215-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
208 am pdt wed sep 16 2026

.today...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri 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. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
208 am pdt wed sep 16 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


pzz570-162215-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
208 am pdt wed sep 16 2026

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

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to
9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
208 am pdt wed sep 16 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


pzz575-162215-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
208 am pdt wed sep 16 2026

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...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. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun 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 18 seconds.  

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