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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
256 AM PDT Fri Apr 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

PZZ500-172215-
256 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026

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

Northwest winds and seas will gradually subside today through
Saturday. On Sunday winds will shift to southerly ahead of a
Pacific low pressure system that will bring rain to the area
beginning early next week.

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PZZ570-172215-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
256 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to
8 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in
the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
6 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 9 ft, subsiding to
7 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
11 seconds and S 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
W 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.

$$

PZZ571-172215-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
256 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S
6 ft at 11 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft
at 11 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in
the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 6 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening.

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PZZ575-172215-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
256 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to
8 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at
9 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 12 seconds and SW 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
12 seconds and SW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.

$$

PZZ576-172215-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
256 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
8 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to
9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW
4 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at
12 seconds and SW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.

$$

PZZ540-172215-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
256 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW
2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 6 ft
at 12 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.

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PZZ545-172215-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
256 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW early this afternoon,
rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then
3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW
2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at
7 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then showers likely in
the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 13
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
4.2 kt at 04:34 AM Friday and 1.8 kt at 05:15 PM Friday.

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PZZ560-172215-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
256 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 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 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.
.MON...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at
6 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 9 seconds and W
7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.

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PZZ565-172215-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
256 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.MON...SE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W
2 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
6 ft at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.

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PZZ530-172215-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
256 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. A chance of rain in the
evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain in the evening.


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PZZ531-172215-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
256 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
.SAT...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to S after midnight. A
chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S around 5 kt after
midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after
midnight.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Rain likely in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain.

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PZZ535-172215-
Monterey Bay-
256 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N late this morning,
backing to W early this afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
6 seconds. Rain likely after midnight.
.MON...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W
5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 9 seconds and W
4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain.

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


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