Monterey Surf Report

San Francisco Santa Cruz Monterey San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Ventura/Oxnard Los Angeles Orange County San Diego Kauai Oahu Maui Big Island
 
Tuesday, August 18th, 3:55am PDT
Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp
Seal Rocks
 
3.9 ft 10 sec 195° --- --- 54.5 °F
Lower Cook Inlet
 
3.0 ft 6 sec 217° --- --- 49.1 °F
Ocean Station PAPA
 
6.2 ft 10 sec 260° --- --- 58.6 °F
Neah Bay
 
2.6 ft 6 sec 279° 6-8 kt 240° 52.5 °F
Angeles Point, WA
 
1.6 ft 5 sec 291° --- --- 50.4 °F
Backyard Buoys
 
3.0 ft 15 sec 256° --- --- 56.7 °F
Grays Harbor, WA
 
3.0 ft 14 sec 227° --- --- 57.7 °F
Clatsop Spit, OR
 
2.6 ft 15 sec 221° --- --- 58.8 °F
WEST WASHINGTON
 
4.6 ft 14 sec 220° 10-12 kt 320° 60.6 °F
Astoria Canyon, OR
 
3.6 ft 14 sec 212° --- --- 61.3 °F
TILLAMOOK, OR
 
4.3 ft --- 262° 12-14 kt 320° 63.3 °F
Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR
 
2.3 ft 14 sec 247° --- --- 52.5 °F
STONEWALL BANK
 
3.3 ft 15 sec 172° 4 kt 50° ---
WEST OREGON
 
3.6 ft 15 sec 174° 10-12 kt 350° 64.0 °F
ST GEORGES
 
4.9 ft 7 sec 338° 2-4 kt 170° ---
Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA
 
--- --- --- --- --- 55.6 °F
SOUTHEAST PAPA
 
--- --- --- 12-14 kt 70° ---
EEL RIVER
 
--- --- --- 14-17 kt 350° 53.2 °F
Cape Mendocino, CA
 
6.2 ft 7 sec 351° --- --- 57.9 °F
PT ARENA
 
4.9 ft 8 sec 331° 12-16 kt 350° 56.1 °F
BODEGA BAY
 
4.9 ft 14 sec 221° 14-17 kt 300° ---
WEST CALIFORNIA
 
4.9 ft --- 31° 12-14 kt 360° 66.2 °F
Point Reyes, CA
 
6.2 ft 6 sec 328° --- --- 59.9 °F
SAN FRANCISCO
 
3.3 ft 15 sec 203° 12-14 kt 300° 58.6 °F
HALF MOON BAY
 
3.6 ft 8 sec --- 8-10 kt 310° 58.8 °F
MONTEREY
 
4.9 ft 8 sec 325° 10-16 kt 340° 60.1 °F
Monterey Canyon Outer, CA
 
3.0 ft 14 sec 217° --- --- 61.7 °F
MBM1
 
--- --- --- 10 kt 340° ---
Point Sur, CA
 
4.6 ft 14 sec 200° --- --- 61.2 °F
CAPE SAN MARTIN
 
--- --- --- 17-21 kt 320° 62.4 °F
Diablo Canyon, CA
 
3.6 ft 14 sec 207° --- --- 62.1 °F
SANTA MARIA
 
4.9 ft 14 sec 208° 16-21 kt 330° 64.9 °F
Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA
 
5.9 ft 14 sec 203° --- --- 67.6 °F
Harvest, CA
 
5.9 ft 14 sec 205° --- --- 61.9 °F
WEST SANTA BARBARA
 
6.2 ft 6 sec 318° 25-31 kt 320° 65.8 °F
EAST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 6-8 kt 270° 67.5 °F
Topanga Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 70.3 °F
Santa Monica Bay, CA
 
3.3 ft 14 sec 194° --- --- 69.8 °F
Santa Cruz Basin, CA
 
4.9 ft 13 sec 206° --- --- 68.5 °F
Santa Monica Basin
 
--- --- --- 2 kt 160° 71.8 °F
Long Beach Channel, CA
 
2.6 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 66.6 °F
SOUTH SANTA ROSA
 
--- --- --- 21-25 kt 320° 64.6 °F
San Pedro, CA
 
3.6 ft 6 sec 273° --- --- 71.1 °F
San Pedro South, CA
 
3.3 ft 15 sec 181° --- --- 70.2 °F
Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 68.0 °F
Green Beach Offshore, CA
 
3.0 ft 14 sec 203° --- --- 73.6 °F
Red Beach Nearshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 14 sec 211° --- --- 71.1 °F
San Nicolas Island, CA
 
7.9 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 68.5 °F
Oceanside Offshore, CA
 
3.0 ft 15 sec 206° --- --- 72.5 °F
Leucadia Nearshore, CA
 
3.0 ft 14 sec 228° --- --- 67.6 °F
Del Mar Nearshore, CA
 
3.0 ft 14 sec 239° --- --- 66.7 °F
Torrey Pines Outer, CA
 
3.6 ft 15 sec 204° --- --- 71.2 °F
SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 6 sec 268° --- --- 70.5 °F
Mission Bay West, CA
 
3.9 ft 14 sec 206° --- --- 70.9 °F
Point Loma South, CA
 
4.6 ft 14 sec 199° --- --- 70.2 °F
SAN CLEMENTE BASIN
 
--- --- --- 10-12 kt 290° 71.8 °F
TANNER BANK
 
6.2 ft --- 319° 19-25 kt 310° 66.9 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
7.5 ft --- 118° 16-19 kt 90° 79.9 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
--- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 80.1 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
5.9 ft 14 sec 173° 16-17 kt 70° 78.8 °F
Hanalei, Kauai, HI
 
5.6 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 80.1 °F
WHOTS
 
--- --- --- 14 kt 90° 79.5 °F
Waimea Bay, HI
 
2.6 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 80.8 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
5.9 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 80.1 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
4.3 ft 13 sec 185° --- --- 81.1 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
3.3 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 80.4 °F
Pauwela, Maui, HI
 
5.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.9 °F
Hilo, Hawaii, HI
 
5.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 80.1 °F
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
5.9 ft --- 171° 14-17 kt 50° 81.9 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
5.6 ft --- 115° 16-17 kt 100° ---
Rumung, Yap, Micronesia
 
5.2 ft 8 sec 285° --- --- 85.1 °F
Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau
 
1.6 ft 11 sec 37° --- --- 84.6 °F
Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands
 
--- --- --- --- --- ---
Aunuu, American Samoa
 
5.2 ft 14 sec 160° --- --- 80.8 °F
King-Poloa, American Samoa
 
4.3 ft 15 sec 211° --- --- 81.7 °F
Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 

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FZUS56 KMTR 180319 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 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 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... A fresh to strong northwest breeze will develop tonight and persist through the end of the forecast period. Locally stronger winds are possible in the coastal jet regions north of Point Reyes and along the Big Sur coast. Seas build to 7 to 9 feet by Tuesday and Wednesday before subsiding later in the week.




Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT TUESDAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

TONIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

TUE
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

WED
NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

WED NIGHT
NW wind around 20 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

THU
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

THU NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

FRI
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

FRI NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.

SAT
NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.




Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

TONIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

TUE
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

WED
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

WED NIGHT
NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

THU
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

THU NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

FRI
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

FRI NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.

SAT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds.




Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026

TONIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

TUE
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

WED
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

WED NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

THU
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

THU NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

FRI
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

FRI NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.

SAT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.




Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026

TONIGHT
NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

TUE
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

WED
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

WED NIGHT
NW wind around 20 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.

THU
NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

THU NIGHT
NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.

FRI
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

FRI NIGHT
NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT
NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind around 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.




Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM-
819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026

TONIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog late.

TUE
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.

TUE NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

WED
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

WED NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

THU
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

THU NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

FRI
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

FRI NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.

SAT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.




Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM-
819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026

TONIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight.

TUE
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.

TUE NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening.

WED
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

WED NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

THU
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.

THU NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.

FRI
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

FRI NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.

SAT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....
IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft 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 2.7 kt at 08:52 PM Monday and 1.6 kt at 09:32 AM Tuesday.




Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM-
819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026

TONIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

TUE
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

WED
NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

WED NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 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 9 seconds.

THU NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.

FRI
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

FRI NIGHT
NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.

SAT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.




Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM-
819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026

TONIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

TUE
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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

WED
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

WED NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.

THU
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

THU NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.

FRI
NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.

FRI NIGHT
NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.




San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026

TONIGHT
SW wind 5 to 10 kt.

TUE
SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.

TUE NIGHT
SW wind 10 to 15 kt.

WED
SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.

WED NIGHT
SW wind 10 to 15 kt.

THU
SW wind 10 to 15 kt.

THU NIGHT
SW wind 10 to 15 kt.

FRI
SW wind 10 to 15 kt.

FRI NIGHT
SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight.

SAT
SW wind 10 to 15 kt.

SAT NIGHT
SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight.




San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026

TONIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight.




Monterey Bay- 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.




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