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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 pm pdt sat mar 21 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


pzz530-221615-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
837 pm pdt sat mar 21 2026

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.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.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 pm pdt sat mar 21 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


pzz535-221615-
monterey bay-
837 pm pdt sat mar 21 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at
12 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 12 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 pm pdt sat mar 21 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


pzz540-221615-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
837 pm pdt sat mar 21 2026

...gale warning in effect until 3 am pdt sunday...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt late. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at
9 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 11 seconds and
s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 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. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 pm pdt sat mar 21 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


pzz545-221615-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
837 pm pdt sat mar 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late sunday night...

.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft, building to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 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
4.3 kt at 06:52 am sunday and 1.6 kt at 07:52 pm sunday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 pm pdt sat mar 21 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


pzz560-221615-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
837 pm pdt sat mar 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late sunday night...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 12 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 pm pdt sat mar 21 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


pzz570-221615-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
837 pm pdt sat mar 21 2026

...gale warning in effect through sunday afternoon...

.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 11 to
13 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. 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 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 ft in the afternoon.
wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to n 30 to 35 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 30 to 35 kt. seas 12 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 30 to 35 kt, easing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 9 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
837 pm pdt sat mar 21 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


pzz575-221615-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
837 pm pdt sat mar 21 2026

...gale warning in effect until 3 am pdt sunday...

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

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