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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
232 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 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

PZZ500-202215-
232 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

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

Fresh to strong northerly breezes will create hazardous conditions
for small craft across most of the coastal waters through Monday
morning. Moderate to fresh northerly breezes will prevail Tuesday
through Thursday with locally strong breezes across the northern
outer waters. Slight to moderate seas will prevail through Monday,
building to become moderate to rough Tuesday through Thursday.

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PZZ570-202215-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
232 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 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 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to
10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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PZZ571-202215-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
232 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 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 8 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 16 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 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.

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PZZ575-202215-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
232 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 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, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 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 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 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 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.

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PZZ576-202215-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
232 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 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 SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 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 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.

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PZZ540-202215-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
232 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 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 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 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 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to
4 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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PZZ545-202215-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
232 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to
5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 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 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
1.0 kt at 01:05 PM Sunday and 1.2 kt at 12:54 AM Monday.

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PZZ560-202215-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
232 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU 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 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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PZZ565-202215-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
232 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 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, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 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
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 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 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE 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 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.

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PZZ530-202215-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
232 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.

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PZZ531-202215-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
232 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.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.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight.

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PZZ535-202215-
Monterey Bay-
232 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.

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


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