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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
243 am pst thu feb 12 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


pzz530-122315-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
243 am pst thu feb 12 2026

.today...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw late. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...se wind around 5 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. a
chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to se after midnight. a
chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.sun...se wind 10 to 15 kt. rain.
.sun night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. rain.
.washingtons birthday...se wind 10 to 15 kt. rain.
.mon night...s wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. rain. 

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fzus56 kmtr 121043
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
243 am pst thu feb 12 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


pzz545-122315-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
243 am pst thu feb 12 2026

.today...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n this afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 6 seconds and w 5 ft at
10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 15 seconds and w 7 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 7 seconds and w
8 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 7 seconds and
w 7 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning,
then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...s wind around 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds and w
6 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.sun...se wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and w
7 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.sun night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
5 ft at 8 seconds and w 7 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.washingtons birthday...se wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to
20 kt in the afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at
9 seconds and w 7 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.mon night...sw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 10 seconds and w 8 ft at 13 seconds. rain. 

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 10 to 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
1.8 kt at 12:33 pm thursday and 1.1 kt at 01:30 am friday.

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fzus56 kmtr 121043
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
243 am pst thu feb 12 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


pzz560-122315-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
243 am pst thu feb 12 2026

.today...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n this afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 9 seconds and w 6 ft at
11 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 15 seconds and
nw 6 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 15 seconds and
w 7 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 9 seconds and w 8 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...e wind around 5 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 9 seconds and w 8 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...s wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming se 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 9 seconds and w
7 ft at 14 seconds. rain likely. 
.sun...se wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 7 seconds and w
7 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s
6 ft at 7 seconds and w 7 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.washingtons birthday...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave
detail: s 6 ft at 9 seconds and w 7 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.mon night...sw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
w 9 ft at 13 seconds. rain. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
243 am pst thu feb 12 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


pzz570-122315-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
243 am pst thu feb 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this afternoon through
late friday night...

.today...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to n this afternoon. seas
7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 10 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 12 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...sw wind around 10 kt, backing to s in the afternoon. seas
9 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 7 seconds and nw 10 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 5 seconds and w 9 ft at 14 seconds. showers in the
evening, then rain after midnight. 
.sun...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft
at 7 seconds and w 11 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.sun night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: s
6 ft at 10 seconds and w 10 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.washingtons birthday...se wind around 15 kt, veering to s in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
nw 9 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.mon night...w wind around 20 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 9 seconds and w 11 ft at 12 seconds. rain. 

$$

fzus56 kmtr 121043
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
243 am pst thu feb 12 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


pzz575-122315-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
243 am pst thu feb 12 2026

.today...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n late. seas 6 to 8 ft.
wave detail: s 2 ft at 7 seconds and w 7 ft at 11 seconds. a
slight chance of rain early this morning.
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 15 seconds and nw 8 ft at 18 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 16 seconds and nw 9 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 11 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 9 to
12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 8 seconds and nw 11 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain in
the afternoon. 
.sat night...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 5 seconds and nw 9 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft
at 10 seconds and w 11 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: s
6 ft at 10 seconds and w 11 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.washingtons birthday...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt
in the afternoon. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at
10 seconds and w 9 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.mon night...sw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail:
sw 6 ft at 10 seconds and w 11 ft at 13 seconds. rain. 

$$