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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
834 pm pdt mon mar 16 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


pzz530-171615-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
834 pm pdt mon mar 16 2026

.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.tue...n wind around 5 kt. 
.tue night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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fzus56 kmtr 170334
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
834 pm pdt mon mar 16 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


pzz540-171615-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
834 pm pdt mon mar 16 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
7 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
6 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and
s 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and s
4 ft at 13 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 170334
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
834 pm pdt mon mar 16 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


pzz545-171615-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
834 pm pdt mon mar 16 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at
17 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
7 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 13 
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
2.3 kt at 04:05 am tuesday and 2.5 kt at 04:16 pm tuesday.

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fzus56 kmtr 170334
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
834 pm pdt mon mar 16 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


pzz570-171615-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
834 pm pdt mon mar 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt tuesday...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 9 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds.  

$$