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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
843 am pst sat feb 21 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


pzz530-220515-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
843 am pst sat feb 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm pst this afternoon
through late tonight...

.today...e wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt early this afternoon, then becoming s 15 to 20 kt late. 
.tonight...s wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. a slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...se wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight. 
.mon...e wind around 5 kt. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.mon night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. rain.
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt. rain.
.tue night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. rain likely, mainly in the
evening. 
.wed...w wind around 5 kt. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. a chance of rain.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
843 am pst sat feb 21 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


pzz535-220515-
monterey bay-
843 am pst sat feb 21 2026

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

.today...se wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to s early this afternoon,
rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. seas 3 to 4 
ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and w 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...s wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming se
10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft 
at 7 seconds and w 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...se wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 8 seconds and w
3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun night...s wind around 5 kt, backing to e around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...e wind around 5 kt, backing to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to se after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 10 seconds and w 4 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 8 seconds and w 3 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in
the afternoon. 
.tue night...s wind around 5 kt, backing to e around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. rain likely. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 4 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 9 seconds and w 2 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain.  

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
843 am pst sat feb 21 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


pzz540-220515-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
843 am pst sat feb 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pst this morning...
...gale warning in effect through late tonight...

.today...se wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, rising to
25 to 30 kt this afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft
this afternoon. wave detail: s 8 ft at 7 seconds and w 3 ft at
10 seconds. a slight chance of rain this morning, then a chance
of rain this afternoon. 
.tonight...se wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s
10 ft at 9 seconds and w 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.sun...se wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s
10 ft at 9 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. rain, mainly in the
morning. 
.sun night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: s
7 ft at 10 seconds and w 6 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and w 6 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 9 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 5 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue night...w wind around 10 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at
11 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of rain.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
843 am pst sat feb 21 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


pzz545-220515-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
843 am pst sat feb 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pst this afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from 3 pm pst this afternoon through
late tonight...

.today...se wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming s 25 to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 6 seconds and w 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...s wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
7 ft at 7 seconds and w 2 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of
rain after midnight. 
.sun...se wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming s
15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft
at 8 seconds and w 3 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly
in the morning. 
.sun night...se wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to e after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds and w 5 ft at
10 seconds. 
.mon...e wind around 5 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 10 seconds and w 5 ft at
11 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.mon night...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 8 seconds and w
5 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight. 
.tue...s wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at
11 seconds. rain.
.tue night...s wind around 10 kt, veering to w after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at
11 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of rain.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 10
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
2.1 kt at 07:03 pm saturday and 3.5 kt at 07:10 am sunday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
843 am pst sat feb 21 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


pzz560-220515-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
843 am pst sat feb 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through sunday morning...

.today...se wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 6 seconds and nw 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.tonight...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
6 ft at 7 seconds and w 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun...se wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds and w
4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun night...se wind around 5 kt, backing to e after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 10 seconds and w 5 ft at
10 seconds. 
.mon...e wind around 5 kt, veering to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 9 seconds and
w 6 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon night...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to se after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 8 seconds and w 6 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight. 
.tue...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at
10 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely. 
.tue night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 11 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. rain likely. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 10 seconds and sw 5 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
843 am pst sat feb 21 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


pzz570-220515-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
843 am pst sat feb 21 2026

...gale warning in effect through late tonight...

.today...se wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, veering to s
30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt late. seas 6 to 9 ft, building
to 8 to 11 ft this afternoon. wave detail: s 11 ft at 8 seconds
and nw 3 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tonight...s wind 30 to 35 kt, easing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: s 13 ft at 9 seconds and
nw 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain
after midnight. 
.sun...s wind around 25 kt, easing to around 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 11 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 13 ft at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at
14 seconds. rain, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: s
8 ft at 9 seconds and w 8 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon...se wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 9 seconds and
w 8 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon night...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 9 seconds and w 7 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 7 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
8 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely, mainly
in the evening. 
.wed...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 6 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 4 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of rain.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
843 am pst sat feb 21 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


pzz575-220515-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
843 am pst sat feb 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pst this afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from 3 pm pst this afternoon through
late tonight...

.today...s wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with frequent 
gusts up to 35 kt late this morning and afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft.
wave detail: s 7 ft at 6 seconds and nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...s wind 20 to 25 kt. frequent gusts up to 35 kt in the 
evening. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 8 ft at 7 seconds and nw 3
ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...se wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 8 ft at 8 seconds and w
5 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.sun night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
w 8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon...se wind around 5 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
7 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 8 seconds and w 8 ft at
13 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.mon night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 8 seconds and w 8 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and w 6 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue night...sw wind around 10 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and sw 6 ft at
13 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...n wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...n wind around 10 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
sw 4 ft at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain.
 

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