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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 pm pdt sat apr 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


pzz530-191630-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
847 pm pdt sat apr 18 2026

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w late. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain after midnight.
.mon...se wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. a chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in
the afternoon. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. rain.
.tue...s wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. rain in the morning, then showers with a chance of
tstms in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. rain likely, mainly in the
evening. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.thu...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 pm pdt sat apr 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


pzz540-191630-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
847 pm pdt sat apr 18 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw late. seas around
3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: w 2 ft at 6 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 8 seconds and w 4 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.mon...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: s 7 ft at 9 seconds. rain.
.mon night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
6 ft at 11 seconds and w 7 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue...se wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 10 seconds and
w 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 5 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely, mainly
in the evening. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 17 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 pm pdt sat apr 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


pzz545-191630-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
847 pm pdt sat apr 18 2026

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

.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...s wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas around 2 ft or less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 7 seconds and w
3 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.mon...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at
7 seconds. rain.
.mon night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 10 seconds and w
4 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at
11 seconds. rain in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 9 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
9 seconds and sw 5 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 15 
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
4.8 kt at 05:43 am sunday and 1.4 kt at 06:53 pm sunday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 pm pdt sat apr 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


pzz560-191630-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
847 pm pdt sat apr 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from monday morning through
monday afternoon...

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to s in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. wave
detail: nw 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.mon...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: s 6 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of
rain. 
.mon night...s wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 8 seconds. rain.
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds.
rain in the morning, then showers with a chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 9 seconds. rain
likely. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.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 8 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 pm pdt sat apr 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


pzz570-191630-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
847 pm pdt sat apr 18 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sun night...s wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 8 seconds. a
chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.mon...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: w 9 ft at 12 seconds and s 8 ft at
13 seconds. rain.
.mon night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 11 seconds and w 9 ft at 13 seconds. rain. a slight
chance of tstms after midnight. 
.tue...s wind around 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 10 seconds and w 7 ft at 11 seconds. rain in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind around 20 kt. seas around 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 pm pdt sat apr 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


pzz575-191630-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
847 pm pdt sat apr 18 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 8 seconds and w
2 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain after midnight. 
.mon...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 ft in
the afternoon. wave detail: s 7 ft at 8 seconds. rain.
.mon night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: s
7 ft at 9 seconds and w 8 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.tue...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft
at 12 seconds and s 7 ft at 13 seconds. rain in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind around 15 kt. seas around 8 ft. wave detail:
w 7 ft at 9 seconds and sw 8 ft at 10 seconds. showers likely in
the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft
at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$