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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
912 am pdt thu jun 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


pzz530-190515-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
912 am pdt thu jun 18 2026

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

.today...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. 
.tonight...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. 
.juneteenth...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
912 am pdt thu jun 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


pzz540-190515-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
912 am pdt thu jun 18 2026

.today...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. patchy dense fog early
this morning. a slight chance of very light drizzle this morning.
.tonight...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. a slight chance of
very light drizzle. 
.juneteenth...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
very light drizzle in the morning.
.fri night...se wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
very light drizzle. patchy fog after midnight. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at
14 seconds. a slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning.
patchy fog in the morning. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
912 am pdt thu jun 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


pzz545-190515-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
912 am pdt thu jun 18 2026

.today...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt early this
afternoon, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. a slight
chance of very light drizzle this morning. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. a slight chance of
very light drizzle. 
.juneteenth...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
very light drizzle in the morning.
.fri night...s wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of very light drizzle. 
.sat...s wind around 5 kt, veering to sw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of very light drizzle in
the morning. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 18 
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 08:27 pm thursday and 3.2 kt at 07:58 am friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
912 am pdt thu jun 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


pzz570-190515-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
912 am pdt thu jun 18 2026

.today...se wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
10 seconds and sw 4 ft at 17 seconds. patchy dense fog early this
morning. a slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. 
.tonight...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and sw 5 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
very light drizzle. 
.juneteenth...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
very light drizzle in the morning.
.fri night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
very light drizzle. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and s 4 ft at
14 seconds. a slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning.
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and
s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and
s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$