Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Inverness, CA
 | Sunrise 6:05 AM Sunset 8:29 PM Moonrise 2:12 PM Moonset 11:58 PM |
Marine Forecasts
NOTE: Zones updated 4/16/2026. Some zones changed. Use Edit if needed.
PZZ545 Coastal Waters From Point Reyes To Pigeon Point California Out To 10 Nm- 303 Am Pdt Wed Jul 22 2026
Today - S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 10 seconds.
Tonight - W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: nw 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 10 seconds.
Thu - NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and sw 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Thu night - NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
Fri - NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
Fri 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 13 seconds.
Sat - NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
Sat night - NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
Sun - NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds.
Sun night - NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
- .san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast - - .
in the deep water channel - .mixed seas of 6 to 8 ft at 11 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 1.1 kt at 11:54 am Wednesday and 2.3 kt at 12:29 am Thursday.
in the deep water channel - .mixed seas of 6 to 8 ft at 11 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 1.1 kt at 11:54 am Wednesday and 2.3 kt at 12:29 am Thursday.
PZZ500 303 Am Pdt Wed Jul 22 2026
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay - Greater farallones - .and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries - .
a moderate southerly wind will gradually shift to nw through Wednesday afternoon. Winds will increase to a fresh nw breeze Thursday-Friday, with similar conditions continuing into next week. Significant wave heights will remain moderate this week before long period southerly swell from hurricane fausto reaches the coastal waters this weekend.
a moderate southerly wind will gradually shift to nw through Wednesday afternoon. Winds will increase to a fresh nw breeze Thursday-Friday, with similar conditions continuing into next week. Significant wave heights will remain moderate this week before long period southerly swell from hurricane fausto reaches the coastal waters this weekend.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Inverness, CA
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| Inverness Click for Map Wed -- 12:27 AM PDT Moonset Wed -- 02:36 AM PDT 0.76 feet Low Tide Wed -- 06:06 AM PDT Sunrise Wed -- 08:36 AM PDT 3.01 feet High Tide Wed -- 01:39 PM PDT 2.42 feet Low Tide Wed -- 03:11 PM PDT Moonrise Wed -- 07:35 PM PDT 5.19 feet High Tide Wed -- 08:29 PM PDT Sunset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Inverness, Tomales Bay, California, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 1.8 |
| 1 am |
| 1.1 |
| 2 am |
| 0.8 |
| 3 am |
| 0.8 |
| 4 am |
| 1.1 |
| 5 am |
| 1.6 |
| 6 am |
| 2.2 |
| 7 am |
| 2.7 |
| 8 am |
| 3 |
| 9 am |
| 3 |
| 10 am |
| 2.9 |
| 11 am |
| 2.7 |
| 12 pm |
| 2.6 |
| 1 pm |
| 2.4 |
| 2 pm |
| 2.4 |
| 3 pm |
| 2.7 |
| 4 pm |
| 3.3 |
| 5 pm |
| 4 |
| 6 pm |
| 4.7 |
| 7 pm |
| 5.1 |
| 8 pm |
| 5.2 |
| 9 pm |
| 4.8 |
| 10 pm |
| 4.2 |
| 11 pm |
| 3.3 |
| Petaluma River entrance (depth 7 ft) Click for Map Flood direction 277 true Ebb direction 95 true Wed -- 12:26 AM PDT Moonset Wed -- 03:34 AM PDT 0.00 knots Slack Wed -- 06:04 AM PDT Sunrise Wed -- 06:39 AM PDT 0.48 knots Max Flood Wed -- 08:57 AM PDT -0.00 knots Slack Wed -- 10:34 AM PDT -0.43 knots Max Ebb Wed -- 02:12 PM PDT 0.00 knots Slack Wed -- 03:10 PM PDT Moonrise Wed -- 05:12 PM PDT 0.75 knots Max Flood Wed -- 08:27 PM PDT Sunset Wed -- 08:32 PM PDT -0.00 knots Slack Wed -- 11:47 PM PDT -1.14 knots Max Ebb Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Petaluma River entrance (depth 7 ft), San Pablo Bay, California Current, knots
| 12 am |
| -1 |
| 1 am |
| -0.8 |
| 2 am |
| -0.5 |
| 3 am |
| -0.2 |
| 4 am |
| 0.1 |
| 5 am |
| 0.4 |
| 6 am |
| 0.5 |
| 7 am |
| 0.5 |
| 8 am |
| 0.3 |
| 9 am |
| -0 |
| 10 am |
| -0.4 |
| 11 am |
| -0.4 |
| 12 pm |
| -0.4 |
| 1 pm |
| -0.2 |
| 2 pm |
| -0 |
| 3 pm |
| 0.3 |
| 4 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 5 pm |
| 0.7 |
| 6 pm |
| 0.7 |
| 7 pm |
| 0.5 |
| 8 pm |
| 0.2 |
| 9 pm |
| -0.3 |
| 10 pm |
| -0.8 |
| 11 pm |
| -1.1 |
Area Discussion for San Francisco/Monterey Bay Area, CA
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FXUS66 KMTR 221126 AFDMTR
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 426 AM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026
New AVIATION, MARINE
KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 1219 AM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026
- Breezy onshore winds return for the second half of the week
- Temperatures will hover around normal through the week
SHORT TERM
Issued at 148 AM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026 (Today and tonight)
Low clouds and the leading edge of cooler air on southwesterly winds with the eastern side of the northward moving remnant low (once part of tropical storm Elida) rapidly moved to and filled in along the coast Tuesday afternoon and evening. The remnant low is still enveloped by a tropical air mass, but it also has had time to draw in cooler air into the circulation from the northwest.
This is the air that'll cool our temperatures today, but it'll also feel muggy and damp today. There may even be a few patches of light drizzle/light rain in the newly arriving moisture rich and cooler air mass combination.
Since about 8 pm to 10 pm Tuesday, an increase in surface dewpoint temperatures (higher water vapor) has spread across about the entire forecast area. Dewpoint temperatures in the 50s and 60s are now widespread.
An area of increasing larger scale subsidence and a clearing sky coincided with maximum diurnal surface heating on Tuesday, boosting daytime highs well above normal including breaking several record high temperatures in our forecast area for July 21st. However, other long term stations such as Santa Rosa, San Francisco, Napa, Kentfield, San Jose and Livermore with a period of record back including July 1917 were in the middle of a several day heat wave this time in 1917; none of these stations reached record highs on Tuesday.
Daytime highs today will be noticeably cooler even far inland: 60s/70s coastside to the 70s/80 bayside and 80s/90s far inland.
Lows in the 50s to lower 60s tonight.
LONG TERM
Issued at 148 AM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026 (Thursday through Tuesday)
More typically drier (gradually less humid) summer weather develops Thursday onward to the weekend, along with onshore breezes, night and morning low clouds and fog and possibly patchy drizzle. High pressure may compress the marine layer over the weekend bringing a slight warming trend to inland areas.
The latest ECMWF and GFS show dry conditions in the 700-500 mb layer, mostly if not entirely dominated by mid-latitude winds over our forecast area for the next 10 days. Any daytime heating potential instability will be capped by thermal and height ridging at least out through 84 hours according to the 00z NAM model.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 409 AM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026
The marine layer quickly reorganized last night, and is now around 1800 feet deep according to the 12Z weather balloon. The stratus pattern is a little non-standard, however. Winds are out of the south to southwest, meaning the coastal stratus is interacting with the mountains differently than the standard NW regime. Winds will gradually shift back to west and NW through the day as the clouds retreat back to the coast.
Vicinity of SFO...The southerly winds are a big help to SFO this morning. Stratus is banked up along the taller Santa Cruz mountains. With a marine layer depth of 1,800 feet, the clouds are unable to cross the ridge and spill over to the terminal. There is a separate patch of stratus forming over the East Bay hills that may expand to reach the terminal, but it's not totally clear if the terminal will develop a ceiling or not. The best window is between 12-18Z. If the winds change back to NW, the probability of a ceiling goes way up.
SFO Bridge Approach...More likely to stay clear than SFO this morning.
Monterey Bay Terminals...MRY and SNS are both socked in this morning. The cloud base has actually started to rise thanks to moderate winds. If those winds can hold on, it's unlikely IFR conditions will return this morning. MRY will probably only get a few hours of clearing this afternoon.
MARINE
(Today through Monday)
Issued at 409 AM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026
A moderate southerly wind will gradually shift to NW through Wednesday afternoon. Winds will increase to a fresh NW breeze Thursday-Friday, with similar conditions continuing into next week. Significant wave heights will remain moderate this week before long period southerly swell from Hurricane Fausto reaches the coastal waters this weekend.
MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 9 AM to 9 PM PDT Thursday for Mry Bay.
Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM Thursday to 3 AM PDT Friday for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 10-60 NM-Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory from 9 AM Thursday to 3 AM PDT Friday for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory from 9 PM this evening to 3 AM PDT Friday for Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 426 AM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026
New AVIATION, MARINE
KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 1219 AM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026
- Breezy onshore winds return for the second half of the week
- Temperatures will hover around normal through the week
SHORT TERM
Issued at 148 AM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026 (Today and tonight)
Low clouds and the leading edge of cooler air on southwesterly winds with the eastern side of the northward moving remnant low (once part of tropical storm Elida) rapidly moved to and filled in along the coast Tuesday afternoon and evening. The remnant low is still enveloped by a tropical air mass, but it also has had time to draw in cooler air into the circulation from the northwest.
This is the air that'll cool our temperatures today, but it'll also feel muggy and damp today. There may even be a few patches of light drizzle/light rain in the newly arriving moisture rich and cooler air mass combination.
Since about 8 pm to 10 pm Tuesday, an increase in surface dewpoint temperatures (higher water vapor) has spread across about the entire forecast area. Dewpoint temperatures in the 50s and 60s are now widespread.
An area of increasing larger scale subsidence and a clearing sky coincided with maximum diurnal surface heating on Tuesday, boosting daytime highs well above normal including breaking several record high temperatures in our forecast area for July 21st. However, other long term stations such as Santa Rosa, San Francisco, Napa, Kentfield, San Jose and Livermore with a period of record back including July 1917 were in the middle of a several day heat wave this time in 1917; none of these stations reached record highs on Tuesday.
Daytime highs today will be noticeably cooler even far inland: 60s/70s coastside to the 70s/80 bayside and 80s/90s far inland.
Lows in the 50s to lower 60s tonight.
LONG TERM
Issued at 148 AM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026 (Thursday through Tuesday)
More typically drier (gradually less humid) summer weather develops Thursday onward to the weekend, along with onshore breezes, night and morning low clouds and fog and possibly patchy drizzle. High pressure may compress the marine layer over the weekend bringing a slight warming trend to inland areas.
The latest ECMWF and GFS show dry conditions in the 700-500 mb layer, mostly if not entirely dominated by mid-latitude winds over our forecast area for the next 10 days. Any daytime heating potential instability will be capped by thermal and height ridging at least out through 84 hours according to the 00z NAM model.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 409 AM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026
The marine layer quickly reorganized last night, and is now around 1800 feet deep according to the 12Z weather balloon. The stratus pattern is a little non-standard, however. Winds are out of the south to southwest, meaning the coastal stratus is interacting with the mountains differently than the standard NW regime. Winds will gradually shift back to west and NW through the day as the clouds retreat back to the coast.
Vicinity of SFO...The southerly winds are a big help to SFO this morning. Stratus is banked up along the taller Santa Cruz mountains. With a marine layer depth of 1,800 feet, the clouds are unable to cross the ridge and spill over to the terminal. There is a separate patch of stratus forming over the East Bay hills that may expand to reach the terminal, but it's not totally clear if the terminal will develop a ceiling or not. The best window is between 12-18Z. If the winds change back to NW, the probability of a ceiling goes way up.
SFO Bridge Approach...More likely to stay clear than SFO this morning.
Monterey Bay Terminals...MRY and SNS are both socked in this morning. The cloud base has actually started to rise thanks to moderate winds. If those winds can hold on, it's unlikely IFR conditions will return this morning. MRY will probably only get a few hours of clearing this afternoon.
MARINE
(Today through Monday)
Issued at 409 AM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026
A moderate southerly wind will gradually shift to NW through Wednesday afternoon. Winds will increase to a fresh NW breeze Thursday-Friday, with similar conditions continuing into next week. Significant wave heights will remain moderate this week before long period southerly swell from Hurricane Fausto reaches the coastal waters this weekend.
MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 9 AM to 9 PM PDT Thursday for Mry Bay.
Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM Thursday to 3 AM PDT Friday for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 10-60 NM-Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory from 9 AM Thursday to 3 AM PDT Friday for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory from 9 PM this evening to 3 AM PDT Friday for Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm.
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