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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 pm pdt sat jul 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


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san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
837 pm pdt sat jul 18 2026

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. 
.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 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 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. 
.tue night...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.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 pm pdt sat jul 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


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monterey bay-
837 pm pdt sat jul 18 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds.
patchy fog after midnight. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. patchy fog in
the morning. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.mon...light and variable winds, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 12 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at
12 seconds. 
.tue...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
10 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 5 seconds and
s 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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


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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 pm pdt sat jul 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


pzz540-191615-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
837 pm pdt sat jul 18 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at
18 seconds. patchy fog late. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw after midnight.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
17 seconds. patchy dense fog after midnight. 
.mon...s wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu 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 and s
3 ft at 11 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 pm pdt sat jul 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


pzz545-191615-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
837 pm pdt sat jul 18 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. patchy dense fog
after midnight. 
.mon...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at
8 seconds and s 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s
3 ft at 14 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 15 
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
2.2 kt at 08:55 pm saturday and 2.6 kt at 08:58 am sunday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 pm pdt sat jul 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


pzz560-191615-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
837 pm pdt sat jul 18 2026

.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 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. patchy fog in the morning.
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and
s 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and s
3 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 pm pdt sat jul 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


pzz570-191615-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
837 pm pdt sat jul 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt sunday...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s
3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind around 10 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 pm pdt sat jul 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


pzz575-191615-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
837 pm pdt sat jul 18 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
8 seconds and s 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds.  

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