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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
819 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 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

PZZ500-150430-
819 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...

Hazardous conditions for small craft will continue for the coastal
waters and Monterey Bay early in the week due to a northwesterly
moderate to fresh breeze with strong gusts. Northwest winds will
ease by mid-week. Moderate to rough seas will prevail through
Tuesday before subsiding Wednesday.

$$

PZZ570-150430-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
819 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9
ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to 15
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at
9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S
3 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-150430-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
819 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9
ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to 15
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 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 around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S
3 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-150430-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
819 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to 15
to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-150430-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
819 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to 15
to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-150430-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
819 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.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.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-150430-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
819 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 6 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
3.4 kt at 07:23 PM Monday and 1.6 kt at 08:19 AM Tuesday.

$$

PZZ560-150430-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
819 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.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.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI 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 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-150430-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
819 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED 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 17 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 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-150430-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
819 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

$$

PZZ531-150430-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
819 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W early this afternoon,
rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

$$

PZZ535-150430-
Monterey Bay-
819 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt early this
afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.

Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


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