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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
903 am pst wed feb 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


pzz530-190615-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
903 am pst wed feb 18 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to w early this afternoon,
rising to 10 to 15 kt late. a chance of rain until late
afternoon, then a slight chance of rain late. 
.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt. rain.
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. rain, mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. a slight chance of rain in the evening. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...e wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...se wind 25 to 30 kt. rain.
.sun...s wind 25 to 30 kt. rain.
.sun night...s wind 25 to 30 kt. rain. 

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
903 am pst wed feb 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


pzz540-190615-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
903 am pst wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
10 to 13 ft. wave detail: w 12 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at
14 seconds. rain likely early this morning, then a chance of rain
late this morning. a slight chance of rain this afternoon. 
.tonight...se wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to n after midnight. seas
9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.thu...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 15 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 10 seconds. rain, mainly in
the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain,
mainly in the evening. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance
of rain. 
.fri night...se wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and
s 3 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat...se wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 8 ft at 7 seconds and w 3 ft at
11 seconds. rain.
.sat night...se wind 30 to 40 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, building to
10 to 14 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 14 ft at 9 seconds and
w 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave detail: s 14 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft, building to
10 to 14 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 11 ft at 10 seconds
and w 10 ft at 13 seconds. rain. 

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
903 am pst wed feb 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


pzz545-190615-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
903 am pst wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to nw late this morning,
rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding
to 8 to 11 ft this afternoon. wave detail: w 11 ft at 13 seconds
and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. rain likely early this morning, then a
chance of rain late this morning. a slight chance of rain this
afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft at 13 seconds and sw 2 ft
at 13 seconds. rain.
.thu...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 10 to
14 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds.
rain, mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of
rain. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft
at 15 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.fri night...s wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...se wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming s 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds and s 6 ft at
13 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in
the afternoon. 
.sat night...s wind 35 to 40 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to
11 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 11 ft at 8 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 30 to 40 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: s 12 ft
at 9 seconds and w 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 11 ft at 9 seconds and
w 5 ft at 12 seconds. rain. 

.....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
3.0 kt at 05:03 pm wednesday and 2.7 kt at 05:26 am thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
903 am pst wed feb 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


pzz560-190615-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
903 am pst wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: w 12 ft at
13 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. rain this morning, then a
chance of rain early this afternoon. a slight chance of rain
late. 
.tonight...w wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to
13 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 11 ft at 13 seconds and sw
4 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.thu...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: w 14 ft at 12 seconds
and sw 4 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance
of rain in the morning. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt, backing to se after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...se wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming s 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 5 ft at
13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...se wind 30 to 40 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s
10 ft at 8 seconds and w 3 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.sun...se wind 30 to 40 kt, veering to s 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: s 11 ft at 9 seconds and
nw 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: s
10 ft at 9 seconds and w 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
903 am pst wed feb 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


pzz570-190615-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
903 am pst wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt. seas 13 to
16 ft. wave detail: nw 15 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of rain early this morning, then a slight
chance of rain late this morning and early afternoon. a chance of
rain late. 
.tonight...w wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 13 seconds
and sw 5 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.thu...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 12 to 16 ft, building to 14 to
16 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 16 ft at 11 seconds.
rain, mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 13 to 16 ft, subsiding to 10 to 14 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 16 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri...n wind around 10 kt, backing to s in the afternoon. seas
8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 5 seconds and nw
6 ft at 10 seconds. rain likely. 
.sat...se wind 25 to 30 kt, rising to 30 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 12 ft at 7 seconds and nw 3 ft at
11 seconds. rain.
.sat night...se wind around 35 kt, veering to s 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 15 ft, building to 13 to 18 ft after
midnight. wave detail: s 17 ft at 10 seconds and nw 2 ft at
13 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 14 to 18 ft, subsiding to 13 to
15 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 17 ft at 10 seconds and nw
3 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 12 to 15 ft. wave detail: s
13 ft at 10 seconds and w 9 ft at 13 seconds. rain. 

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
903 am pst wed feb 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


pzz575-190615-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
903 am pst wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming w 15 to 20 kt. seas 12 to
16 ft. wave detail: nw 16 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of rain early this morning, then rain likely
late this morning. a slight chance of rain this afternoon. 
.tonight...w wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 11 to 14 ft, building to
12 to 16 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 13 seconds
and sw 5 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.thu...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 14 to 16 ft. wave detail: nw
16 ft at 12 seconds and sw 5 ft at 13 seconds. rain, mainly in
the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 14 to 16 ft, subsiding to 11 to 14 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 16 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 6 to
9 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 11 seconds and sw
2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.fri night...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 8 seconds and nw
7 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...s wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 8 ft at 6 seconds and nw 5 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in
the afternoon. 
.sat night...s wind 30 to 35 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, building to
9 to 13 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 13 ft at 8 seconds and
nw 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 11 to 13 ft. wave detail: s 13 ft
at 9 seconds and w 4 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 13 ft. wave detail: s
13 ft at 11 seconds and w 7 ft at 13 seconds. rain. 

$$