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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 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

PZZ500-312145-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

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

Fresh northwest breezes will strengthen after a dry cold front
moves southward across our coastal waters Saturday. Conditions
will become hazardous with very rough seas later Saturday into
Sunday mainly across the northern waters. Expect northwesterly
gales with occasional storm force gusts across the northern
waters. Winds will gradually decrease early next week, allowing
very rough seas to subside to moderate by Wednesday. A long period
southerly swell continues to impact our coastal waters from
distant tropical activity.

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PZZ570-312145-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, rising to 30 to 35 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 12 to
14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
14 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 15 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft, subsiding to 11 to
15 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 15 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 9 seconds.

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PZZ571-312145-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and
S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft, building to 12 to 15 ft after midnight. Wave Detail:
NW 15 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 11 seconds
and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-312145-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds
and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds
and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ576-312145-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning.
Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft
at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds
and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds
and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW 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.

$$

PZZ540-312145-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy smoke late.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 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 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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PZZ545-312145-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...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 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17
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
3.0 kt at 06:12 AM Friday and 1.8 kt at 06:53 PM Friday.

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PZZ560-312145-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 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 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

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PZZ565-312145-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 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 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

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PZZ530-312145-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.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, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.

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PZZ531-312145-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.TODAY...SW 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.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.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 around 5 kt after
midnight.

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PZZ535-312145-
Monterey Bay-
210 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.TUE...Light and variable winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

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


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