162  
FZUS56 KSGX 180902  
CWFSGX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
202 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER OUT 60 NM  
 
PZZ700-182200-  
202 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE FAR SOUTHERN CA COAST
 
 
AT 1 AM, A 1026 MB HIGH WAS 400 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF CAPE  
MENDOCINO AND A 1008 MB EXTENDED FROM LAS VEGAS SOUTH TO THE  
NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA. BRISK ONSHORE FLOW TODAY AND TONIGHT  
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY WEAK ONSHORE FLOW WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.  
 

 
 
PZZ740-182200-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT  
TO 10 NM-  
202 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
   
TODAY
 
WIND NW 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT...WIND NW 10 KT IN THE EVENING
 
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S  
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
WED...WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT
 
BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, W  
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT...WIND S 10 KT IN THE EVENING
 
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, W  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
THU...WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT
 
BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT  
AT 15 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
SAT...WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT
 
BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ745-182200-  
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 10 TO  
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-  
202 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
   
TODAY
 
WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
WIND W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.   
WED
 
WIND W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT...WIND SW 10 KT
 
BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
THU...WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT
 
BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S  
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
15 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
SAT...WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT
 
BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, W  
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
WIND NW 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT  
AT 4 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
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