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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
153 PM PDT Sun Aug 9 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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153 PM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026

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

Fresh to strong northwest winds and rough seas up to 12 feet
persist across the outer coastal waters and the inner waters north
of Point Reyes through mid week. Occasional gale force gusts are
possible across the far northern outer waters through midweek.
Gusty onshore winds continue across the San Pablo/Suisun Bays and
the Delta through Monday. Long period southerly swells at around
15 to 17 seconds continue across the southern waters.

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Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
153 PM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt this evening.
Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to
10 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning. Seas
9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
153 PM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to
8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW 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.
.FRI...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to E after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
153 PM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
153 PM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog
late.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
153 PM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening.
.THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to NE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
153 PM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

.....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
1.4 kt at 02:30 PM Sunday and 3.1 kt at 02:18 AM Monday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
153 PM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog late.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S
3 ft at 14 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
153 PM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
153 PM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026

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

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
153 PM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026

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

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Monterey Bay-
153 PM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog
late this evening and overnight.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW
3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

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


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