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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
231 pm pst mon feb 23 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


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san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
231 pm pst mon feb 23 2026

.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to se late. a slight chance
of rain early this evening, then a chance of rain late this
evening and early morning. rain likely late. 
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt. rain.
.tue night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. rain likely, mainly in the
evening. 
.wed...w wind around 5 kt. a slight chance of rain in the
morning. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
231 pm pst mon feb 23 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


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coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
231 pm pst mon feb 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 9 pm pst this evening
through tuesday afternoon...

.tonight...se wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late this
evening and overnight. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft
after midnight. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of rain this evening, then rain after
midnight. 
.tue...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue night...s wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at
11 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at
9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 8 seconds and nw 5 ft at 10 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
231 pm pst mon feb 23 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


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coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
231 pm pst mon feb 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through
tuesday afternoon...

.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 4 ft at
11 seconds. a slight chance of rain early this evening, then a
chance of rain late this evening and early morning. rain likely
late. 
.tue...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of rain
in the morning. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at
9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 3 ft at
9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 3 ft at 8 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 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 09:17 pm monday and 3.2 kt at 08:51 am tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
231 pm pst mon feb 23 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


pzz570-241130-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
231 pm pst mon feb 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through tuesday evening...

.tonight...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw
9 ft at 9 seconds and nw 5 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.tue...s wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 9 ft at 10 seconds
and nw 5 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue night...w wind around 10 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft after midnight. wave
detail: sw 9 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. a chance
of rain, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft
at 12 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 10 seconds and nw 9 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat...w wind around 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 9 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 8 seconds and nw 7 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening.  

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