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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
142 pm pdt wed mar 11 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


pzz530-120915-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
142 pm pdt wed mar 11 2026

.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...w wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...w wind around 5 kt.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 112042
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
142 pm pdt wed mar 11 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


pzz540-120915-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
142 pm pdt wed mar 11 2026

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 112042
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
142 pm pdt wed mar 11 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


pzz545-120915-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
142 pm pdt wed mar 11 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 9 
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
0.7 kt at 12:25 am thursday and 1.3 kt at 11:19 am thursday.

$$

fzus56 kmtr 112042
cwfmtr
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
142 pm pdt wed mar 11 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


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waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
142 pm pdt wed mar 11 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 20 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft, building to
9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft
at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

$$