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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
828 pm 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


pzz530-191715-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
828 pm pst wed feb 18 2026

...gale warning in effect from 3 am pst thursday through thursday
evening...

.tonight...sw wind around 10 kt, backing to s late this evening,
then becoming se 15 to 20 kt after midnight. a chance of rain
early this evening, then rain late this evening and overnight. 
.thu...w wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the morning.
rain, mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 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. a slight chance of rain after
midnight. 
.sat...e wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...se wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with
gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. rain.
.sun...s wind 25 to 30 kt. rain.
.sun night...s wind 25 to 30 kt. rain.
.mon...s wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. rain.
.mon night...s wind 15 to 20 kt. rain. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
828 pm 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


pzz535-191715-
monterey bay-
828 pm pst wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pst thursday...
...gale warning in effect from 3 am pst thursday through thursday
evening...

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s late this evening,
then becoming se 15 to 20 kt after midnight, becoming sw 20 to
25 kt late. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
wave detail: w 9 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 13 seconds.
rain. a slight chance of tstms after midnight. 
.thu...w wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft
at 12 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms in the
morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft at 11 seconds. a
chance of rain, mainly in the evening. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of
rain in the morning. 
.fri night...s wind around 5 kt, backing to se after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. a slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...se wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming s 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
9 seconds and w 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...se wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 9 seconds and w 2 ft at
12 seconds. rain likely. 
.sun...se wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to s 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 9 seconds. rain
likely. 
.sun night...s wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming se 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 9 seconds and w
3 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely. 
.mon...s wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 8 seconds and w
5 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely. 
.mon night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 7 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. rain. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
828 pm 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


pzz540-191715-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
828 pm pst wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pst thursday...
...gale warning in effect from 3 am pst thursday through thursday
evening...

.tonight...sw wind around 10 kt, backing to se late this evening
and early morning, then becoming e 15 to 20 kt late. 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. a chance of rain
early this evening, then rain late this evening and overnight. 
.thu...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 9 to
13 ft, building to 11 to 15 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw
14 ft at 11 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain,
mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of
rain. 
.fri...ne 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. 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: w 5 ft at 10 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight. 
.sat...se wind 25 to 35 kt. 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
12 seconds. rain.
.sat night...se wind 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. seas
7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. wave detail: s
12 ft at 10 seconds and w 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: s 13 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: s
12 ft at 10 seconds and w 8 ft at 13 seconds. showers in the
evening, then rain after midnight. 
.mon...s wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 9 ft at 9 seconds and
w 9 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.mon night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s
7 ft at 10 seconds and w 9 ft at 12 seconds. rain. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
828 pm 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


pzz545-191715-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
828 pm pst wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pst thursday...
...gale warning in effect from 3 am pst thursday through thursday
evening...

.tonight...sw wind around 10 kt, backing to s late this evening,
rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight, veering to sw late. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at 13 seconds and s 6 ft at
13 seconds. a chance of rain early this evening, then rain late
this evening and overnight. 
.thu...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 9 to
12 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 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, backing to s in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.fri night...se wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then
a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...se wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: s 6 ft at 9 seconds and w 4 ft at
9 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...s wind 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 9 ft
at 9 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 30 to 40 kt, easing to 25 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 10 ft at 10 seconds
and nw 2 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 10 ft at 9 seconds and
w 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.mon...s wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 8 seconds and
w 7 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.mon night...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 9 seconds and w 7 ft at 11 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
2.7 kt at 05:26 am thursday and 2.9 kt at 05:39 pm thursday.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
828 pm 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


pzz560-191715-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
828 pm pst wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pst thursday...
...gale warning in effect from 3 am pst thursday through thursday
evening...

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

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
828 pm 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


pzz570-191715-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
828 pm pst wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pst thursday...
...gale warning in effect from 3 am pst thursday through thursday
evening...

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to s late this evening,
rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight, becoming nw 25 to 30 kt
late. seas 11 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain early this evening, then
rain late this evening and overnight. 
.thu...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 12 to
16 ft, building to 15 to 17 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw
17 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.thu night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 14 to 17 ft, subsiding to 10 to 14 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 17 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 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 slight chance of rain in the morning,
then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...s wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and nw
7 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.sat...se wind 25 to 30 kt, rising to 30 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 10 ft at 7 seconds and w 3 ft at
11 seconds. rain.
.sat night...s wind 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. seas
10 to 14 ft, building to 12 to 16 ft after midnight. wave detail:
s 14 ft at 10 seconds and w 4 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 13 to 16 ft. wave detail: s 14 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 9 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 12 to 14 ft. wave detail: s
13 ft at 11 seconds and nw 8 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.mon...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: sw
11 ft at 11 seconds and nw 10 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.mon night...sw wind around 15 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail:
sw 7 ft at 10 seconds and w 10 ft at 12 seconds. rain. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
828 pm 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


pzz575-191715-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
828 pm pst wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pst thursday...
...gale warning in effect from 3 am pst thursday through thursday
evening...

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt late this
evening, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight, becoming w 25 to
30 kt late. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 13 seconds
and sw 7 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of tstms. 
.thu...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 14 to
17 ft, building to 16 to 17 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw
17 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 14 to 17 ft, subsiding to 11 to 15 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 17 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain,
mainly in the evening. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. wave detail:
nw 12 ft at 11 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: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 3 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening,
then a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...se wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming s 25 to 30 kt with gusts up
to 40 kt in the afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at
6 seconds and w 5 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...s wind 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 8 to
11 ft. wave detail: s 10 ft at 8 seconds and w 3 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 11 ft
at 9 seconds and w 3 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: s
11 ft at 8 seconds and nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.mon...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 9 ft
at 10 seconds and w 8 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.mon night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 11 seconds and w 9 ft at 12 seconds. rain. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$