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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am 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


pzz530-220430-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
852 am pdt sat mar 21 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt late. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.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 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.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am 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


pzz535-220430-
monterey bay-
852 am pdt sat mar 21 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.
patchy dense fog this morning. 
.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 around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 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, veering to n after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
10 seconds. 
.tue...n 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
15 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 17 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 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 12 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
852 am 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


pzz540-220430-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
852 am pdt sat mar 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...
...gale warning in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt late. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 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 6 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 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 19 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 16 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 11 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 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am 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


pzz545-220430-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
852 am pdt sat mar 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 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 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 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 18 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 10 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 11 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 5 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. 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
1.9 kt at 07:03 pm saturday and 4.3 kt at 06:52 am sunday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am 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


pzz560-220430-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
852 am pdt sat mar 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy dense fog this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to
7 ft in the afternoon. 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...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 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 10 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 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 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 12 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am 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


pzz570-220430-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
852 am pdt sat mar 21 2026

...gale warning in effect through sunday morning...

.today...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 9 to 10
ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.tonight...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 11 to
12 ft, building to 12 to 14 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 20 kt, easing to around 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon.
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 18 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. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 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
852 am 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


pzz575-220430-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
852 am pdt sat mar 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...
...gale warning in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt late. seas
8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. 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 13 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...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 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 17 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 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 16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 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 7 to 8 ft, building to
9 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds.  

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