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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
855 am pst mon mar 2 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


pzz530-030515-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
855 am pst mon mar 2 2026

.today...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w late. a slight chance
of rain early this morning. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.wed...w wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.fri...n wind 20 to 25 kt. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
855 am pst mon mar 2 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


pzz535-030515-
monterey bay-
855 am pst mon mar 2 2026

.today...s wind around 5 kt, veering to w this afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 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, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and
s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 6 ft at 11 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
855 am pst mon mar 2 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


pzz540-030515-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
855 am pst mon mar 2 2026

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

.today...se wind around 5 kt, veering to sw early this afternoon,
veering to nw late. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
10 seconds and sw 5 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of rain in
the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at
16 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds
and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 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
855 am pst mon mar 2 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


pzz545-030515-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
855 am pst mon mar 2 2026

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

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

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 11
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
2.9 kt at 03:55 pm monday and 2.8 kt at 04:23 am tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
855 am pst mon mar 2 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


pzz560-030515-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
855 am pst mon mar 2 2026

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

.today...s wind around 5 kt, veering to w this afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. a slight chance of rain early this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 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 6 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 12 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
855 am pst mon mar 2 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


pzz570-030515-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
855 am pst mon mar 2 2026

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

.today...se wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to ne late this morning,
backing to nw this afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of rain in
the morning. 
.wed night...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 9 to
11 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 25 to 30 kt, rising to 30 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.thu night...n wind 30 to 35 kt. seas 13 to 14 ft, subsiding to
11 to 14 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail:
nw 13 ft at 10 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
855 am pst mon mar 2 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


pzz575-030515-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
855 am pst mon mar 2 2026

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

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

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