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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
219 pm pst tue feb 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


pzz530-181130-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
219 pm pst tue feb 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. rain
likely with a slight chance of tstms early this evening, then a
chance of rain late this evening and overnight. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
a chance of rain. 
.wed night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. rain.
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. rain, mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.fri...e wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. a chance
of rain in the morning. 
.fri night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain. 
.sat...e wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...se wind 20 to 25 kt. rain.
.sun...s wind 20 to 25 kt. rain.
.sun night...s wind 20 to 25 kt. rain. 

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
219 pm pst tue feb 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


pzz540-181130-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
219 pm pst tue feb 17 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. seas 11 to
14 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 9 seconds and w 13 ft at
13 seconds. rain likely this evening. a slight chance of tstms.
showers likely after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: w 13 ft at 13 seconds
and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly in the
morning. 
.wed night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at
13 seconds. rain.
.thu...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 8 to
11 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 10 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. rain, mainly in
the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds and sw 4 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly in the evening. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...se wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and nw
5 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat...se wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 8 ft at 6 seconds and w 4 ft at
9 seconds. rain.
.sat night...se wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft, building to
11 to 15 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 15 ft at 8 seconds and
w 5 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 12 to 16 ft, subsiding to 11 to 13 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 15 ft at 9 seconds and sw 5 ft at
13 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: s
12 ft at 10 seconds and n 3 ft at 13 seconds. rain. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
219 pm pst tue feb 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


pzz545-181130-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
219 pm pst tue feb 17 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late. seas
10 to 14 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 10 seconds and w 12 ft at
13 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms this evening,
then rain likely after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: w 12 ft
at 13 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. rain likely, mainly in
the morning. 
.wed night...w wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 10 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.thu...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 8 to
11 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 9 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. rain, mainly in the
morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly in the evening. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...s wind around 5 kt, backing to se 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat...se wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming s 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 6 seconds and w
3 ft at 9 seconds. rain likely. 
.sat night...s wind 30 to 35 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 13 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 12 ft at 8 seconds and
w 4 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: s 12 ft
at 8 seconds and w 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to
8 to 11 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 11 ft at 8 seconds and
w 7 ft at 11 seconds. rain. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet with two
wave systems at 7 and 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
3.0 kt at 04:25 pm tuesday and 2.3 kt at 04:54 am wednesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
219 pm pst tue feb 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


pzz570-181130-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
219 pm pst tue feb 17 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 15 to 17 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 9 seconds and nw 16 ft at 13 seconds. rain likely with a
slight chance of tstms this evening, then rain after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 14 to 17 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 12 seconds
and nw 16 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning, then
rain likely in the afternoon. 
.wed night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 15 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at
13 seconds. rain in the evening, then rain with a slight chance
of tstms after midnight. 
.thu...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 10 to
14 ft, building to 13 to 16 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw
16 ft at 10 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. rain, mainly in the
morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing
to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 14 to 16 ft, subsiding to
11 to 15 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 16 ft at 10 seconds
and s 4 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 5 seconds and nw
7 ft at 10 seconds. rain likely. 
.sat...se wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 11 ft at 6 seconds and nw 5 ft at
9 seconds. rain.
.sat night...s wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 12 to 16 ft, building to
14 to 18 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 17 ft at 8 seconds and
w 5 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind around 25 kt. seas 14 to 18 ft, subsiding to 14 to
15 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 17 ft at 9 seconds and e
2 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 13 to 14 ft. wave detail: s
14 ft at 10 seconds and nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. rain. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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