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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
845 pm pst sun feb 15 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


pzz530-161715-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
845 pm pst sun feb 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from monday afternoon through
late monday night...

.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. rain.
.washingtons birthday...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to
20 kt in the afternoon. rain.
.mon night...w wind 15 to 20 kt. rain.
.tue...sw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, easing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. a slight
chance of tstms. rain in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. rain, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...w wind 10 to 15 kt. rain.
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to s after midnight.
rain.
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. rain likely. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. a chance of rain. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. a
chance of rain. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to se after midnight. a
chance of rain.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
845 pm pst sun feb 15 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


pzz535-161715-
monterey bay-
845 pm pst sun feb 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late monday night...

.tonight...s wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt after
midnight, then becoming e 15 to 20 kt late. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave
detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds and nw 4 ft at 15 seconds. showers
this evening. a slight chance of tstms until early morning. rain
after midnight.
.washingtons birthday...ne wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 20 to
25 kt in the afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at
7 seconds and nw 4 ft at 14 seconds. rain. a slight chance of
tstms in the afternoon. 
.mon night...w wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 8 seconds and w 5 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of
tstms in the evening. rain.
.tue...sw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 8 seconds and w 6 ft at 10 seconds. a slight chance of
tstms. rain in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 8 seconds and w 8 ft at
10 seconds. a slight chance of tstms in the evening. rain.
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 5 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 12 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to e after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 6 seconds and nw 4 ft at
9 seconds. a chance of rain. 

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
845 pm pst sun feb 15 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


pzz540-161715-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
845 pm pst sun feb 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from monday afternoon through
late monday night...

.tonight...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to
5 to 8 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 7 ft at 8 seconds and w
6 ft at 15 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms early
this evening, then a chance of rain late this evening and early
morning. rain late. 
.washingtons birthday...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 20 to
25 kt in the afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in
the afternoon. wave detail: s 4 ft at 7 seconds and w 8 ft at
13 seconds. rain.
.mon night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming w 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 9 seconds and
nw 10 ft at 12 seconds. rain. a slight chance of tstms after
midnight. 
.tue...w wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to 20 to
25 kt in the afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: s 6 ft at 8 seconds and w 12 ft at
12 seconds. a slight chance of tstms. rain in the morning, then
showers in the afternoon. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail:
sw 6 ft at 8 seconds and w 13 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance
of tstms in the evening. rain.
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 12 seconds
and w 12 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...w wind around 10 kt, backing to s after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 6 seconds and nw 5 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of rain.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
845 pm pst sun feb 15 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


pzz545-161715-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
845 pm pst sun feb 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from monday morning through
monday evening...
...gale warning in effect from monday evening through late monday
night...

.tonight...s wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and early morning, then becoming se 5 to 10 kt late. seas
7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. wave detail: s
7 ft at 8 seconds and w 5 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
tstms this evening. rain.
.washingtons birthday...e wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 20 to
25 kt in the afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
7 seconds and nw 6 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.mon night...w wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 7 seconds and nw 9 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.tue...w wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 8 to
11 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 8 seconds and w 9 ft at 9 seconds.
a slight chance of tstms. rain in the morning, then showers in
the afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to nw 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
w 11 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of tstms in the evening.
rain.
.wed...w wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft
at 14 seconds and sw 5 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight.
wave detail: w 9 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at 13 seconds.
rain.
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...w wind around 10 kt, backing to s after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and w 5 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of rain.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet with two
wave systems at 7 and 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
1.6 kt at 03:37 am monday and 2.8 kt at 03:41 pm monday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
845 pm pst sun feb 15 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


pzz560-161715-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
845 pm pst sun feb 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late monday night...

.tonight...s wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight, backing to e late. seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to
8 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 7 ft at 8 seconds and w 5 ft
at 15 seconds. showers this evening. a slight chance of tstms
until early morning. rain after midnight. 
.washingtons birthday...ne wind 15 to 20 kt, backing to w in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 5 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.mon night...w wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 9 seconds and w 8 ft at 10 seconds. a slight chance of
tstms in the evening. rain.
.tue...sw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 8 to
11 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 7 seconds and w 9 ft at
10 seconds. a slight chance of tstms. rain in the morning, then
showers in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 9 to
13 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 8 seconds and w 11 ft at
13 seconds. a slight chance of tstms in the evening. rain.
.wed...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: w 11 ft at 13 seconds
and sw 6 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...nw wind around 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 6 seconds and nw 5 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of rain.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
845 pm pst sun feb 15 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


pzz570-161715-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
845 pm pst sun feb 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from monday morning through
monday afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from monday afternoon through late
monday night...

.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to
9 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 7 ft at 8 seconds and nw 7 ft
at 15 seconds. a slight chance of tstms early this evening. a
chance of rain until early morning, then rain likely late. 
.washingtons birthday...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 25 to
30 kt in the afternoon. seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in
the afternoon. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and nw 10 ft at
13 seconds. rain.
.mon night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, backing to w 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 11 ft at 12 seconds. rain. a slight chance of tstms after
midnight. 
.tue...w wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the morning. seas
12 to 16 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds and nw 16 ft at
13 seconds. rain with a slight chance of tstms. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 14 to 17 ft. wave detail:
sw 6 ft at 9 seconds and nw 16 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 14 to 16 ft, subsiding to 12 to
15 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds and nw
15 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.wed night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 13 seconds and sw 4 ft at
13 seconds. rain.
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. rain likely. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to
8 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds and sw
2 ft at 14 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 7 seconds and nw 6 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
845 pm pst sun feb 15 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


pzz575-161715-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
845 pm pst sun feb 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from monday afternoon through
late monday night...

.tonight...s wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and early morning, backing to se late. seas 8 to 11 ft,
subsiding to 8 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 8 ft at
7 seconds and nw 7 ft at 15 seconds. showers this evening. a
slight chance of tstms until early morning. rain after midnight. 
.washingtons birthday...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to
20 kt in the afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at
7 seconds and nw 8 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.mon night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, building to
10 to 11 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 4 ft at 8 seconds and
nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.tue...w wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft, building to 11 to
14 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 8 seconds and w
13 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of tstms. rain.
.tue night...w wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 12 to 16 ft, building to
14 to 16 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds
and nw 15 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of tstms in the
evening. rain.
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 12 to 16 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 13 seconds and nw 15 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.wed night...w wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to
9 to 11 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 13 seconds and
nw 13 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.thu...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. rain likely,
mainly in the evening. 
.fri...nw wind around 15 kt, easing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 6 seconds and nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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