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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
855 am pst fri feb 20 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-
855 am pst fri feb 20 2026

.today...ne wind around 5 kt, veering to s late. 
.tonight...se wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...e wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...se wind 15 to 20 kt. a chance of rain. 
.sun...se wind 15 to 20 kt. a chance of rain. 
.sun night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.mon...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. a chance
of rain. 
.mon night...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. rain.
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
rain.
.tue night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. rain likely.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
855 am pst fri feb 20 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-
855 am pst fri feb 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through
saturday afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from saturday afternoon through
saturday evening...

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne late this morning,
veering to se this afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to
6 ft this afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...se wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming s 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 7 seconds and w
3 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.sat night...se wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft.
wave detail: s 7 ft at 8 seconds and w 2 ft at 11 seconds. a
chance of rain. 
.sun night...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
7 ft at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely.  

.....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
2.6 kt at 06:18 pm friday and 3.4 kt at 06:31 am saturday.

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