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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
237 pm pdt wed mar 25 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


pzz530-261015-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
237 pm pdt wed mar 25 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening...

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain in the evening,
then rain likely after midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
237 pm pdt wed mar 25 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


pzz540-261015-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
237 pm pdt wed mar 25 2026

...gale warning in effect through late tonight...

.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat 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 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sun 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 8 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of rain in
the afternoon. 
.mon night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
s 3 ft at 5 seconds. rain likely.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
237 pm pdt wed mar 25 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


pzz545-261015-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
237 pm pdt wed mar 25 2026

...gale warning in effect through late tonight...

.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt late. seas
6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 8 seconds and
nw 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 6 seconds and
nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.mon night...s wind around 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
sw 2 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 17 
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
1.0 kt at 11:29 pm wednesday and 2.5 kt at 10:27 am thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
237 pm pdt wed mar 25 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


pzz570-261015-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
237 pm pdt wed mar 25 2026

...gale warning in effect through friday morning...

.tonight...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 10 to
11 ft, building to 13 to 14 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 12 to
15 ft. wave detail: nw 15 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...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 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 10 kt, backing to s in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 5 seconds and w 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely.  

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