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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 am pdt sat apr 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


pzz530-190430-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
859 am pdt sat apr 18 2026

.today...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to ne late this morning,
backing to w this afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.mon...se wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. a chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. showers.
.tue...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of tstms in
the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. showers likely, mainly in the
evening. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. a chance of showers. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 am pdt sat apr 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


pzz535-190430-
monterey bay-
859 am pdt sat apr 18 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w this afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or
less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 2 ft or less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at
6 seconds. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s after midnight.
seas around 2 ft or less. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.mon...se wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds. a
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.mon night...s wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds.
showers.
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 10 seconds.
showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of tstms in
the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 8 seconds. a
chance of showers. 
.wed...sw 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 8 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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
859 am pdt sat apr 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


pzz540-190430-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
859 am pdt sat apr 18 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: w 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 8 seconds and w 4 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of showers in
the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.mon...se wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 8 ft at 9 seconds. showers.
.mon night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to
6 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 7 ft at 11 seconds and w
7 ft at 12 seconds. showers.
.tue...se wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 10 seconds and
w 5 ft at 11 seconds. showers.
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 9 seconds and sw 6 ft at 9 seconds. showers likely,
mainly in the evening. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 am pdt sat apr 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


pzz545-190430-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
859 am pdt sat apr 18 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w late. seas 3 to 4 ft.
wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to s in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 9 seconds and w 2 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of showers
after midnight. 
.mon...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: s 7 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.mon night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
7 ft at 10 seconds and w 2 ft at 12 seconds. showers.
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 11 seconds. showers in the morning, then showers likely with a
chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 9 seconds. showers likely, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 15 
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
1.6 kt at 06:04 pm saturday and 4.8 kt at 05:43 am sunday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 am pdt sat apr 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


pzz560-190430-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
859 am pdt sat apr 18 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or
less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 2 ft or less, then
3 to 4 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 7 seconds. a
chance of showers after midnight. 
.mon...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: s 6 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of
showers. 
.mon night...s wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 8 seconds.
showers.
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 10 seconds.
showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
tstms in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 9 seconds.
showers likely, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of showers in the
morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 am pdt sat apr 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


pzz570-190430-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
859 am pdt sat apr 18 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds and s 4 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.sun night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 8 seconds.
showers.
.mon...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 7 ft, building to 9 ft in
the afternoon. wave detail: w 9 ft at 12 seconds and s 7 ft at
13 seconds. showers.
.mon night...s wind around 10 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 13 seconds and s 5 ft at 13 seconds. showers.
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at
10 seconds and w 7 ft at 11 seconds. showers, mainly in the
morning. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers in the
morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
859 am pdt sat apr 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


pzz575-190430-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
859 am pdt sat apr 18 2026

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 3 ft, building to
4 to 5 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 8 seconds. a
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight. 
.mon...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: s 8 ft at 8 seconds. showers.
.mon night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 8 ft. wave detail: s
7 ft at 11 seconds and w 8 ft at 13 seconds. showers.
.tue...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft
at 11 seconds and w 7 ft at 12 seconds. showers, mainly in the
morning. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 9 seconds and sw 8 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of showers.
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

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