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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 pm pst thu mar 5 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


pzz530-061715-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
847 pm pst thu mar 5 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.sat...ne wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 060447
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 pm pst thu mar 5 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


pzz540-061715-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
847 pm pst thu mar 5 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through friday afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from friday afternoon through late
friday night...

.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. seas 9 to
12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon.
seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming
n 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...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 10 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 060447
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 pm pst thu mar 5 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


pzz545-061715-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
847 pm pst thu mar 5 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, veering to
n 20 to 25 kt after midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 7
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
3.1 kt at 06:20 am friday and 2.0 kt at 06:52 pm friday.

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fzus56 kmtr 060447
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
847 pm pst thu mar 5 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


pzz570-061715-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
847 pm pst thu mar 5 2026

...gale warning in effect through late friday night...

.tonight...n wind 30 to 35 kt, easing to 25 to 30 kt late. seas
11 to 14 ft. wave detail: n 13 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 11 to
13 ft. wave detail: n 13 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 9 to
12 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 30 to 35 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 30 to 35 kt. seas 11 to 13 ft. wave detail:
nw 12 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...n wind around 30 kt. seas 11 to 13 ft. wave detail: n
12 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: n
12 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$