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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
247 am pdt tue may 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


pzz530-192230-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
247 am pdt tue may 19 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w late this morning and
early afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. 
.tonight...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 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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fzus56 kmtr 190947
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
247 am pdt tue may 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


pzz540-192230-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
247 am pdt tue may 19 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. seas
7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 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 10 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 11 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...se wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to n around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...se wind around 5 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 190947
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
247 am pdt tue may 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


pzz545-192230-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
247 am pdt tue may 19 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
10 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to
9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and sw
2 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.thu...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 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 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 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
4.5 kt at 06:02 am tuesday and 1.2 kt at 07:41 pm tuesday.

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fzus56 kmtr 190947
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
247 am pdt tue may 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


pzz560-192230-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
247 am pdt tue may 19 2026

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds.
patchy fog after midnight. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.fri...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.fri night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 190947
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
247 am pdt tue may 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


pzz570-192230-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
247 am pdt tue may 19 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through wednesday evening...

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon.
seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
11 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s
3 ft at 12 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 190947
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expires:202605192230;;818078

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
247 am pdt tue may 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


pzz575-192230-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
247 am pdt tue may 19 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...

.today...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at
10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at
10 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft
at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds.  

$$