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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
258 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


pzz530-202315-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
258 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
258 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


pzz540-202315-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
258 am pst fri feb 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pst early this
morning...
...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 se this afternoon. seas
6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...se wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and
s 4 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening,
then a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...se wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 8 ft at 7 seconds and w 2 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...se wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 11 ft at 9 seconds and w 2 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.sun...se wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 11 ft at 9 seconds and
nw 2 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.sun night...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s
10 ft at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at 14 seconds. rain likely. 
.mon...se wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 9 seconds and
nw 4 ft at 13 seconds. rain likely. 
.mon night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at
11 seconds. rain.
.tue night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail:
sw 6 ft at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
258 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


pzz545-202315-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
258 am pst fri feb 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pst early this
morning...
...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
3.1 kt at 05:57 am friday and 2.6 kt at 06:18 pm friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
258 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


pzz560-202315-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
258 am pst fri feb 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pst early this
morning...
...small craft advisory in effect from saturday morning through
saturday afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from saturday afternoon through
saturday evening...

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, veering to se early this afternoon, veering to sw late.
seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon. wave
detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...s wind around 5 kt, backing to se 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...se wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming s 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: s 5 ft at 6 seconds and nw 4 ft at
10 seconds. 
.sat night...se wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
6 ft at 7 seconds and nw 2 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of
rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...se wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 9 seconds and w
2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at
13 seconds. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.mon night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to n after midnight. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at
11 seconds. rain likely.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
258 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


pzz570-202315-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
258 am pst fri feb 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pst this morning...
...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through late
tonight...
...gale warning in effect from late tonight through saturday
evening...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft this afternoon. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of rain late. 
.tonight...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 5 to
8 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and s
7 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then
a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...se wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to s 30 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 11 ft at 8 seconds and nw 3 ft at
11 seconds. rain likely. 
.sat night...s wind 30 to 35 kt, easing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave detail: s 14 ft at 9 seconds and
nw 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.sun...s wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the morning. seas
11 to 15 ft. wave detail: s 14 ft at 10 seconds and nw 6 ft at
14 seconds. rain.
.sun night...s wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: se 11 ft at 9 seconds and
nw 6 ft at 14 seconds. rain likely. 
.mon...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 8 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 6 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.mon night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw
8 ft at 9 seconds and nw 6 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tue...w wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to nw in the afternoon. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft at 9 seconds and nw 6 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.tue night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 9 seconds and nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. rain likely, mainly
in the evening.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
258 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


pzz575-202315-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
258 am pst fri feb 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pst this morning...
...small craft advisory in effect from saturday morning through
saturday afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from saturday afternoon through
saturday evening...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, backing to w early this afternoon, backing to sw late.
seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft this afternoon. wave
detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...s wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to
40 kt in the afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in
the afternoon. wave detail: s 7 ft at 6 seconds and nw 4 ft at
10 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.sat night...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: s 9 ft at 8 seconds and nw 2 ft at 12 seconds.
a chance of rain. 
.sun...se wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 9 ft
at 8 seconds and nw 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly
in the morning. 
.sun night...s wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: se 9 ft at 9 seconds and
nw 8 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.mon...s wind around 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 6 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.tue...s wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.tue night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail:
sw 5 ft at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely.  

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