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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
802 am pst mon feb 23 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


pzz530-240430-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
802 am pst mon feb 23 2026

.today...ne wind around 5 kt, veering to s around 5 kt late. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain in the evening,
then rain likely after midnight. 
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt. rain.
.tue night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. rain, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...w wind around 5 kt. a slight chance of rain in the
morning. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind around 5 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
802 am pst mon feb 23 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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coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
802 am pst mon feb 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through
tuesday afternoon...

.today...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of
rain this afternoon. 
.tonight...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to
9 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 9 seconds and nw
4 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue...se wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 4 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at
11 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 3 ft at 10 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 10 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
802 am pst mon feb 23 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


pzz545-240430-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
802 am pst mon feb 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through
tuesday evening...

.today...se wind around 5 kt, veering to s around 5 kt late. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at
13 seconds. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight. 
.tue...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. rain, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of rain
in the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 4 ft at
9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at
9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 10 seconds.  

.....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast.....

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet 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 09:17 pm monday and 3.2 kt at 08:51 am tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
802 am pst mon feb 23 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


pzz570-240430-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
802 am pst mon feb 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through tuesday evening...

.today...se wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 6 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of rain early this
afternoon. a chance of rain late. 
.tonight...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw
9 ft at 9 seconds and nw 5 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.tue...s wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 9 ft at 10 seconds
and nw 5 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue night...w wind around 10 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft after midnight. wave
detail: sw 9 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. a chance
of rain. 
.wed...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft
at 12 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 10 seconds and nw 9 ft at 12 seconds.  

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