National Weather Service

Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
1126 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...Please check with your local authorities on potential beach closures...

CAZ505-220900-
SONOMA AND MARIN COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1126 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026


.TODAY...
Surf Height...................2 to 4 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Water Temperature.............Missing.
Weather.......................Mostly cloudy.
High Temperature..............55-71.
Wind..........................NW at 13 MPH.
Tides.........................Low 0.8 feet (MLLW) 01:31 AM PDT.
                              High 4.1 feet (MLLW) 09:18 AM PDT.
                              Low 3.5 feet (MLLW) 01:04 PM PDT.
                              High 5.5 feet (MLLW) 06:55 PM PDT.

.SATURDAY...
Surf Height...................3 to 5 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Weather.......................Partly cloudy.
High Temperature..............55-80.
Wind..........................NW at 16 MPH becoming NW at 19 MPH.
Tides.........................Low 0.6 feet (MLLW) 02:31 AM PDT.
                              High 4.3 feet (MLLW) 10:11 AM PDT.
                              Low 3.5 feet (MLLW) 02:13 PM PDT.
                              High 5.6 feet (MLLW) 07:55 PM PDT.


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CAZ509-220900-
SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN MATEO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1126 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026


.TODAY...
Surf Height...................2 to 4 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Water Temperature.............Around 58 degrees.
Weather.......................Mostly cloudy.
High Temperature..............56-75.
Wind..........................NW at 12 MPH.
Tides.........................Low 0.8 feet (MLLW) 01:31 AM PDT.
                              High 4.1 feet (MLLW) 09:18 AM PDT.
                              Low 3.5 feet (MLLW) 01:04 PM PDT.
                              High 5.5 feet (MLLW) 06:55 PM PDT.

.SATURDAY...
Surf Height...................3 to 5 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Weather.......................Partly cloudy.
High Temperature..............58-85.
Wind..........................NW at 13 MPH becoming NW at 16 MPH.
Tides.........................Low 0.6 feet (MLLW) 02:31 AM PDT.
                              High 4.3 feet (MLLW) 10:11 AM PDT.
                              Low 3.5 feet (MLLW) 02:13 PM PDT.
                              High 5.6 feet (MLLW) 07:55 PM PDT.


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CAZ529-220900-
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1126 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026


.TODAY...
Surf Height...................3 to 5 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Water Temperature.............61 to 62 degrees.
Weather.......................Mostly cloudy.
High Temperature..............60-83.
Wind..........................NW at 13 MPH becoming NW at 18 MPH.
Tides.........................Low 0.7 feet (MLLW) 01:10 AM PDT.
                              High 3.4 feet (MLLW) 08:51 AM PDT.
                              Low 3.3 feet (MLLW) 11:32 AM PDT.
                              High 5.0 feet (MLLW) 06:07 PM PDT.

.SATURDAY...
Surf Height...................3 to 5 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Weather.......................Partly cloudy.
High Temperature..............61-89.
Wind..........................NW at 14 MPH becoming NW at 20 MPH.
Tides.........................Low 0.5 feet (MLLW) 02:06 AM PDT.
                              High 3.6 feet (MLLW) 09:33 AM PDT.
                              Low 3.3 feet (MLLW) 12:55 PM PDT.
                              High 5.1 feet (MLLW) 07:06 PM PDT.


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CAZ530-220900-
MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COASTAL AREAS-
1126 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026


.TODAY...
Surf Height...................2 to 4 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Water Temperature.............Around 59 degrees.
Weather.......................Mostly cloudy.
High Temperature..............61-80.
Wind..........................NW at 4 MPH becoming NW at 11 MPH.
Tides.........................Low 0.7 feet (MLLW) 01:10 AM PDT.
                              High 3.4 feet (MLLW) 08:51 AM PDT.
                              Low 3.3 feet (MLLW) 11:32 AM PDT.
                              High 5.0 feet (MLLW) 06:07 PM PDT.

.SATURDAY...
Surf Height...................2 to 4 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential........None expected.
Weather.......................Partly cloudy.
High Temperature..............63-84.
Wind..........................NW at 5 MPH becoming NW at 12 MPH.
Tides.........................Low 0.5 feet (MLLW) 02:06 AM PDT.
                              High 3.6 feet (MLLW) 09:33 AM PDT.
                              Low 3.3 feet (MLLW) 12:55 PM PDT.
                              High 5.1 feet (MLLW) 07:06 PM PDT.


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