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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
236 pm 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


pzz530-041030-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
236 pm pdt mon aug 3 2026

.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. hazy in the morning. 
.tue night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. patchy smoke. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.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. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
236 pm 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


pzz545-041030-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
236 pm pdt mon aug 3 2026

.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to s around 5 kt late.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. hazy after
midnight. 
.tue...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
9 seconds. hazy in the morning. 
.tue night...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds. patchy smoke. 
.wed...s wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 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. 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 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt, veering to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 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
2.6 kt at 08:32 pm monday and 1.9 kt at 08:51 am tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
236 pm 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


pzz560-041030-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
236 pm pdt mon aug 3 2026

.tonight...w wind around 5 kt, backing to s around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog this evening. hazy late this
evening and overnight. 
.tue...s wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. hazy in the
morning. 
.tue night...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. hazy with patchy
smoke in the evening. 
.wed...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt. 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, backing to w in the afternoon. 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 6 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 3 ft at 6 seconds and s
2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...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 9 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
236 pm 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


pzz570-041030-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
236 pm pdt mon aug 3 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds. hazy with patchy smoke after midnight. 
.tue...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. hazy in the morning. 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. patchy smoke. 
.wed...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
4 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 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 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
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri 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 12 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft, building to
11 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
236 pm 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


pzz575-041030-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
236 pm pdt mon aug 3 2026

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

.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. hazy after midnight.
.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. hazy in the morning.
patchy smoke. 
.tue night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. hazy in the evening.
patchy smoke. 
.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 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 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 around 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 7 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 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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