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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, August 15th, 1:05pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 4 sec 220° --- --- 49.8 °F Ocean Station PAPA   3.6 ft 8 sec 237° --- --- 58.6 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 8 sec 289° --- --- 50.0 °F Backyard Buoys   2.6 ft 7 sec 268° --- --- 57.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.0 ft 15 sec 232° --- --- 55.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.0 ft 18 sec 221° --- --- 61.9 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.6 ft 18 sec 216° --- --- 61.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.0 ft 8 sec 307° --- --- 54.0 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 55.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 320° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 350° 55.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.3 ft 18 sec 196° --- --- 51.6 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 190° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 350° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 66.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.9 ft 18 sec 190° --- --- 60.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 310° 58.8 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.0 ft 11 sec --- 6-8 kt 300° 59.4 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 350° 62.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 227° --- --- 61.5 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 360° --- Point Sur, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 200° --- --- 63.0 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 340° 63.3 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 209° --- --- 63.7 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 320° 66.6 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec 196° --- --- 65.3 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec 210° --- --- 67.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 320° 68.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 260° 69.8 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 219° --- --- 71.4 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 194° --- --- 72.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 191° --- --- 67.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 270° 73.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 199° --- --- 67.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 340° 66.0 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 190° --- --- 71.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 18 sec 191° --- --- 73.4 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 211° --- --- 73.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 187° --- --- 73.6 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 213° --- --- 73.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 200° --- --- 68.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 188° --- --- 73.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 228° --- --- 72.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 240° --- --- 69.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 202° --- --- 74.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 280° --- --- 71.8 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 205° --- --- 73.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 208° --- --- 72.3 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 280° 72.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 310° 67.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 70° 80.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 70° 80.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 80° 79.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.2 ft 9 sec 65° --- --- 79.9 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 19 kt 70° 79.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec 36° --- --- 79.9 °F Mokapu Point, HI   10.5 ft 12 sec 89° --- --- 80.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 14 sec 188° --- --- 81.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.9 ft 13 sec 166° --- --- 80.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   10.8 ft 10 sec 99° --- --- 79.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   16.4 ft 11 sec 91° --- --- 81.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 120° 81.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 330° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.9 ft 6 sec 279° --- --- 84.6 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   1.6 ft 11 sec 88° --- --- 84.0 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 6 sec 88° --- --- 80.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.6 ft 7 sec 59° --- --- 80.4 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Monterey 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Santa Cruz Region WEST CALIFORNIA (NOAA 46059) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Point Reyes (CDIP 029) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 HALF MOON BAY (NOAA 46012) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Monterey Canyon Outer (CDIP 156) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Outer Monterey Canyon Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Outer Monterey Canyon buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

San Francisco Monterey Monterey Canyon Outer Buoy - Swell Direction swell direction details Monterey Canyon Outer Buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Cruz Swell Model Santa Cruz swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Cruz Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Offshore Wave Height Forecast Offshore wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KMTR 151516 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 816 AM PDT Sat Aug 15 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 816 AM PDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... A gentle to moderate northwesterly breeze persists into early next week with localized fresh gusts possible across the interior waters. A long period southerly swell of about 16 to 18 seconds will linger through Sunday. Winds increase to fresh to strong early next week and remain elevated through the end of the forecast period. Seas subside this weekend before building to 7 to 9 feet mid week. Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 816 AM PDT Sat Aug 15 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 816 AM PDT Sat Aug 15 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 816 AM PDT Sat Aug 15 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON 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. TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 816 AM PDT Sat Aug 15 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind around 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. WED NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 816 AM PDT Sat Aug 15 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 816 AM PDT Sat Aug 15 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 16 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 2.9 kt at 07:32 PM Saturday and 2.7 kt at 07:51 AM Sunday. Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 816 AM PDT Sat Aug 15 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT 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 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 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. TUE 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. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 816 AM PDT Sat Aug 15 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON 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 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 816 AM PDT Sat Aug 15 2026 TODAY SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. SUN SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt. MON SW wind 10 to 15 kt. MON NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt. TUE SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. WED SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. WED NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt. San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 816 AM PDT Sat Aug 15 2026 TODAY W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. MON W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. WED W wind 5 to 10 kt. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Monterey Bay- 816 AM PDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle this morning. Patchy fog late this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE...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 8 seconds. .TUE 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. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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