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

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. 
.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. a slight chance of showers. 
.tue...s wind around 5 kt, veering to n around 5 kt in the
afternoon. a chance of showers, mainly in the morning. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt. a chance of showers. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt. a chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt. a chance of rain in the evening.
.thu...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 15 to 20 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 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds and sw
3 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.tue...e wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 13 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to e after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight. 
.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. showers likely. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to ne 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, backing to w 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.  

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
851 am 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


pzz540-190445-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
851 am pdt sun oct 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 12 seconds and
sw 5 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 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 16 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.tue...e wind around 5 kt, veering to se in the afternoon. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 13 seconds and s 3 ft at
16 seconds. a chance of showers, mainly in the morning. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers
after midnight. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
851 am 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


pzz545-190445-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
851 am pdt sun oct 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm pdt this afternoon
through this evening...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 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...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of
showers. 
.tue...se wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers.
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 12 
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
0.8 kt at 11:40 am sunday and 1.3 kt at 10:13 pm sunday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
851 am 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


pzz560-190445-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
851 am pdt sun oct 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm pdt this afternoon
through this evening...

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 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, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.tue...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. showers likely. 
.wed...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to se in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. showers likely. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 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. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
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
851 am 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


pzz570-190445-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
851 am pdt sun oct 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 12 seconds and s 5 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 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
sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s after midnight. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 14 seconds and sw 4 ft at
16 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.tue...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft
at 13 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 9 ft, subsiding to
7 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 12 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at
11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. 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. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
851 am 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


pzz575-190445-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
851 am pdt sun oct 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm pdt this afternoon
through this evening...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. 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...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.tue...se wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 13 seconds and s 3 ft
at 15 seconds. showers likely. 
.tue night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 13 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. showers likely. 
.wed...e 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. showers likely, 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 around 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.  

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