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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
854 am pdt mon may 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


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san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
854 am pdt mon may 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pdt this afternoon...

.today...n wind 15 to 20 kt with occasional gusts up to 35 kt, 
becoming nw around 10 kt late. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.wed...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
854 am pdt mon may 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


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coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
854 am pdt mon may 18 2026

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

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at
11 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 
.thu...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

.....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast.....

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 11 
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
1.2 kt at 06:46 pm monday and 4.5 kt at 06:02 am tuesday.

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