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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
843 pm pst thu feb 12 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


pzz530-131730-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
843 pm pst thu feb 12 2026

.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...s wind around 5 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.sat night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to se after midnight. a
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. 
.sun...se wind 10 to 15 kt. showers.
.sun night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. showers.
.washingtons birthday...se wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to s in the
afternoon. showers.
.mon night...s wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. showers.
.tue...w wind 20 to 25 kt. showers.
.tue night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. showers likely, mainly in the evening.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
843 pm pst thu feb 12 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


pzz540-131730-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
843 pm pst thu feb 12 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 16 seconds
and nw 10 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 8 seconds and
nw 10 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...se wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 7 seconds and
w 9 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.sat night...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s
6 ft at 6 seconds and w 7 ft at 14 seconds. showers.
.sun...se wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 7 seconds and w
7 ft at 15 seconds. showers.
.sun night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s
6 ft at 8 seconds and w 7 ft at 15 seconds. showers.
.washingtons birthday...e wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to s in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds and w
6 ft at 14 seconds. showers.
.mon night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to w after midnight.
seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 9 seconds and nw 5 ft at
13 seconds. showers.
.tue...w wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to
13 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 9 seconds and w
11 ft at 13 seconds. showers.
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail:
sw 5 ft at 12 seconds and w 12 ft at 14 seconds. showers likely. 

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
843 pm pst thu feb 12 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


pzz545-131730-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
843 pm pst thu feb 12 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 14 seconds and w 8 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 9 seconds and w
8 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 7 seconds and
w 7 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.sat night...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
5 ft at 5 seconds and w 6 ft at 14 seconds. showers.
.sun...se wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 7 seconds and w
6 ft at 15 seconds. showers.
.sun night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s
6 ft at 7 seconds and w 7 ft at 15 seconds. showers.
.washingtons birthday...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave
detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds and w 6 ft at 14 seconds. showers.
.mon night...s wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 4 ft at 13 seconds. showers.
.tue...w wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 9 seconds and w 9 ft at
13 seconds. showers.
.tue night...w wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w
10 ft at 14 seconds and sw 5 ft at 14 seconds. showers likely.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 10 to 11
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 01:30 am friday and 1.9 kt at 01:22 pm friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
843 pm pst thu feb 12 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


pzz570-131730-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
843 pm pst thu feb 12 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to
11 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 12 seconds and sw
3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 13 seconds and nw 11 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 11 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of showers after
midnight. 
.sat...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 8 seconds and nw 10 ft
at 15 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.sat night...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: s
7 ft at 6 seconds and w 8 ft at 14 seconds. showers.
.sun...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 10 ft. wave detail: s
7 ft at 7 seconds and nw 8 ft at 15 seconds. showers.
.sun night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: s
6 ft at 8 seconds and w 8 ft at 15 seconds. showers.
.washingtons birthday...e wind around 15 kt, veering to se in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 8 seconds and w
7 ft at 14 seconds. showers.
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail:
sw 6 ft at 8 seconds and nw 9 ft at 12 seconds. showers.
.tue...w wind around 20 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 11 to
15 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 4 ft at 9 seconds and w
14 ft at 14 seconds. showers.
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 13 to 15 ft. wave detail:
s 5 ft at 9 seconds and w 14 ft at 14 seconds. showers. 

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