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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
835 pm pdt mon mar 23 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


pzz530-241615-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
835 pm pdt mon mar 23 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw after midnight. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 240335
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
835 pm pdt mon mar 23 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


pzz540-241615-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
835 pm pdt mon mar 23 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and s 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at
14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
835 pm pdt mon mar 23 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


pzz545-241615-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
835 pm pdt mon mar 23 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 10 seconds.  

.....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast.....

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 12 
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
1.2 kt at 08:55 pm monday and 3.8 kt at 08:16 am tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
835 pm pdt mon mar 23 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


pzz570-241615-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
835 pm pdt mon mar 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from wednesday morning through
wednesday evening...
...gale watch in effect from wednesday evening through thursday
afternoon...

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. seas
6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. a
slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 8 ft in the afternoon.
wave detail: nw 8 ft at 6 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the
morning. 
.wed night...n wind around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
10 to 11 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft after midnight. wave detail:
n 12 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 12 to
15 ft. wave detail: n 15 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 25 to 30 kt, backing to nw 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$