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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
923 am pdt thu apr 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


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san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
923 am pdt thu apr 23 2026

.rest of today...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw late. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
923 am pdt thu apr 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


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coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
923 am pdt thu apr 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm this afternoon to
9 pm pdt this evening...

.rest of today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
8 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
rain after midnight. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance
of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
7 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 13 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 13 
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 11:17 pm thursday and 2.2 kt at 10:23 am friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
923 am pdt thu apr 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


pzz560-240515-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
923 am pdt thu apr 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm this afternoon to
9 pm pdt this evening...

.rest of today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...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. 
.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 8 seconds. 
.fri 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 and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 8 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
923 am pdt thu apr 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


pzz570-240515-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
923 am pdt thu apr 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through friday morning...

.rest of today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave
detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
rain. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
923 am pdt thu apr 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


pzz575-240515-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
923 am pdt thu apr 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm pdt this afternoon
through late tonight...

.rest of today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late.
seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
17 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 16 seconds. 
.fri...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. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...w wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds.  

$$