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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
210 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 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

PZZ500-180930-
210 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

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

Mild conditions with light to moderate onshore flow will continue
through Friday. Moderate to strong northwesterly winds will
increase over the weekend bringing moderate seas to the coastal
waters.

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PZZ570-180930-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
210 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 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 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft
at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 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 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas around 10 ft, building to
11 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds
and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-180930-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
210 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 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 and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 5 ft, building to
6 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...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.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON 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 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-180930-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
210 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...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.
.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 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT 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 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN 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.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds
and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-180930-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
210 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 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 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 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 around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON 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 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-180930-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
210 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 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 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 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 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...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.
.TUE...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.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-180930-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
210 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 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
2.1 kt at 08:53 PM Thursday and 0.8 kt at 11:08 AM Friday.

$$

PZZ560-180930-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
210 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 25 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 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-180930-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
210 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-180930-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
210 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.

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PZZ531-180930-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
210 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this
evening and overnight.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt 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...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.

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PZZ535-180930-
Monterey Bay-
210 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 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 6 seconds.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT 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 8 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

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


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