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


pzz530-201030-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
250 pm pdt sun apr 19 2026

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

.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. a chance of rain late. 
.mon...se wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. a chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in
the afternoon. 
.mon night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w around 5 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 with a slight
chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of rain after
midnight. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.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. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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fzus56 kmtr 192150
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
250 pm 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-
250 pm pdt sun apr 19 2026

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

.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. seas
around 3 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft after midnight. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 6 seconds and w 3 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of
rain after midnight. a chance of rain late. 
.mon...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 7 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming s around 5 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 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
6 seconds and w 5 ft at 12 seconds. rain with a slight chance of
tstms in the morning, then showers with a 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 with a
slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at
8 seconds and w 4 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 8 seconds and w 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 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 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 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
1.4 kt at 06:53 pm sunday and 4.8 kt at 06:21 am monday.

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