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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
902 am pdt tue mar 24 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


pzz530-250430-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
902 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

.today...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w this afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
902 am pdt tue mar 24 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


pzz545-250430-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
902 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

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

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw late this morning and
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...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 with gusts up
to 35 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 12 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at
6 seconds and nw 6 ft at 11 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 around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 7 seconds and w
5 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
1.0 kt at 10:13 pm tuesday and 3.2 kt at 09:13 am wednesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
902 am pdt tue mar 24 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


pzz560-250430-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
902 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

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

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

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
902 am pdt tue mar 24 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


pzz570-250430-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
902 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

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

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. a
slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 5 ft, building to 7 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 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
10 to 11 ft, building to 13 to 14 ft after midnight. wave detail:
n 13 ft at 9 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 14 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds
and s 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
902 am pdt tue mar 24 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


pzz575-250430-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
902 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

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

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

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