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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
402 am pdt sun apr 19 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-
402 am pdt sun apr 19 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tonight...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 5 to 10 kt. 
.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
402 am pdt sun apr 19 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-
402 am pdt sun apr 19 2026

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

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

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

.....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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