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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 pm pdt fri jul 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


pzz530-041030-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
216 pm pdt fri jul 3 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. patchy fog early this morning. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.independence day...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tue...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tue night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 pm pdt fri jul 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


pzz545-041030-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
216 pm pdt fri jul 3 2026

.today...s wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to w this afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
16 seconds. patchy fog this morning. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog. 
.independence day...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sat night...w 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 dense fog. 
.sun...sw 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. patchy dense fog in the
afternoon. 
.sun 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 14 seconds. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon 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 17 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 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 08:12 pm friday and 2.9 kt at 07:31 am saturday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 pm pdt fri jul 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


pzz560-041030-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
216 pm pdt fri jul 3 2026

.today...s wind around 5 kt, veering to w late this morning and
early afternoon, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. areas of
dense fog early this morning, then patchy fog late this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog. 
.independence day...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in
the afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 17 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 pm pdt fri jul 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


pzz570-041030-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
216 pm pdt fri jul 3 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late saturday night...

.today...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. areas of dense fog after midnight. 
.independence day...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave
detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog
in the morning. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...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. 
.tue...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 pm pdt fri jul 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


pzz575-041030-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
216 pm pdt fri jul 3 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt early this
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 16 seconds. patchy fog
this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog in the
evening, then areas of dense fog after midnight. 
.independence day...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in
the afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. areas of fog in the morning, then
patchy dense fog in the afternoon. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 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 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

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