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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
843 am pst thu feb 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


pzz530-200515-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
843 am pst thu feb 19 2026

...gale warning in effect through this evening...

.today...w wind 20 to 25 kt with frequent gusts up to 35 kt. rain
early this morning, then a slight chance of rain late this 
morning and early afternoon. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...e 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 slight chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...se wind 20 to 25 kt. a chance of rain in the
evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.sun...se wind 20 to 25 kt. rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...s wind 15 to 20 kt. a chance of rain. 
.mon...se wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. rain.
.mon night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. rain. 

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
843 am pst thu feb 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


pzz545-200515-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
843 am pst thu feb 19 2026

...gale warning in effect through this evening...

.today...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 9 to
12 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft this afternoon. wave detail: w
13 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely early this morning, then a
chance of rain late this morning. a slight chance of rain early
this afternoon. 
.tonight...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: w 13 ft at 11 seconds. 
.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. 
.fri night...se wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 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 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at
9 seconds and w 4 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.sat night...s wind 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: s 8 ft at 9 seconds and w 2 ft at 12 seconds.
a chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.sun...se wind 30 to 35 kt, veering to s 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 9 ft at 9 seconds.
rain likely. 
.sun night...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: s
8 ft at 9 seconds and w 4 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely, mainly
in the evening. 
.mon...se wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 8 seconds and w
5 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.mon night...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 10 seconds and w 5 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
2.9 kt at 05:39 pm thursday and 3.1 kt at 05:57 am friday.

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