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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
839 pm pdt sun oct 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-
839 pm pdt sun oct 18 2026

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.tue...n wind around 5 kt. a slight chance of rain in the
morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt. a chance of rain in the
evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.wed...sw wind around 5 kt. rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt. a chance of rain. 
.thu...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
839 pm pdt sun oct 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-
839 pm pdt sun oct 18 2026

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and overnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
9 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...e wind around 5 kt, backing to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 14 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to se after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. rain.
.wed...e wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. rain.
.wed night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to e after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds. a
chance of rain. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
w 3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds and sw
2 ft at 16 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
839 pm pdt sun oct 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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coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
839 pm pdt sun oct 18 2026

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 11 seconds and sw 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...e wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.tue night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, veering to sw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
839 pm pdt sun oct 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-
839 pm pdt sun oct 18 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 11 seconds and sw 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.tue...se wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 13 seconds and s 3 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.tue night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.wed...se wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. rain likely, mainly in
the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17 
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
1.3 kt at 10:13 pm sunday and 1.0 kt at 12:35 pm monday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
839 pm pdt sun oct 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-
839 pm pdt sun oct 18 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...e wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance
of rain in the afternoon. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to e after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. rain likely. 
.wed...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. rain likely. 
.wed night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
839 pm pdt sun oct 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-
839 pm pdt sun oct 18 2026

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 12 seconds and sw 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 12 seconds and
s 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s after midnight. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and sw 4 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance
of rain after midnight. 
.tue...se wind around 5 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 13 seconds and s 4 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain,
mainly in the morning. 
.tue night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to
8 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 12 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then
a chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and s
3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.fri...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft
at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds
and s 3 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
839 pm pdt sun oct 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-
839 pm pdt sun oct 18 2026

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
around 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and sw 4 ft at
16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 11 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
rain after midnight. 
.tue...se wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 13 seconds and s 4 ft
at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 13 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.wed...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. rain, mainly in the
morning. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds.  

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