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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
231 pm pdt tue aug 18 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


pzz530-191030-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
231 pm pdt tue aug 18 2026

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 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.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 182131
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
231 pm pdt tue aug 18 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


pzz540-191030-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
231 pm pdt tue aug 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from wednesday afternoon
through late wednesday night...

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 6 
to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 
seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...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
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun 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.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
231 pm pdt tue aug 18 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


pzz545-191030-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
231 pm pdt tue aug 18 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy dense fog
after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog in the
morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 14 
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
2.5 kt at 09:33 pm tuesday and 1.1 kt at 10:29 am wednesday.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
231 pm pdt tue aug 18 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


pzz570-191030-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
231 pm pdt tue aug 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late wednesday night...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 8 to 
9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.wed...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the 
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 
ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 
around 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 
seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 6 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun 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 15 seconds.  

$$