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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
809 am pdt wed aug 19 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


pzz530-200415-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
809 am pdt wed aug 19 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 191509
cwfmtr
expires:202608200415;;995797

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
809 am pdt wed aug 19 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


pzz540-200415-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
809 am pdt wed aug 19 2026

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

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up 
to 25 kt this afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8
seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense fog early this 
morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 
10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft 
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 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 7 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 191509
cwfmtr
expires:202608200415;;995798

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
809 am pdt wed aug 19 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


pzz545-200415-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
809 am pdt wed aug 19 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds.
patchy dense fog early this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw 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 8 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 14 
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
1.1 kt at 10:29 am wednesday and 2.1 kt at 10:17 pm wednesday.

$$

fzus56 kmtr 191509
cwfmtr
expires:202608200415;;995793

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
809 am pdt wed aug 19 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


pzz570-200415-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
809 am pdt wed aug 19 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday afternoon...

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 
ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind around 20 kt. seas around 8 ft. wave detail:
nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 7 to 8 
ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 6 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$