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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
255 am pdt tue mar 24 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


pzz530-242215-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
255 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

.today...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w this afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
255 am pdt tue mar 24 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


pzz540-242215-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
255 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from wednesday morning through
wednesday evening...

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at
11 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at
12 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 7 seconds and nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 7 seconds and nw 5 ft at 10 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
255 am pdt tue mar 24 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


pzz545-242215-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
255 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from wednesday morning through
wednesday evening...

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to
9 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 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 12 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 6 seconds and nw 6 ft at
11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 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 7 seconds and
nw 4 ft at 10 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 7 seconds and
nw 4 ft at 10 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
3.8 kt at 08:16 am tuesday and 1.0 kt at 10:13 pm tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
255 am pdt tue mar 24 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


pzz570-242215-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
255 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from wednesday morning through
wednesday evening...
...gale watch in effect from wednesday evening through thursday
afternoon...

.today...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...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 11 seconds. a
slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 6 seconds. a slight chance of
rain in the morning. 
.wed night...n wind 25 to 30 kt, rising to 30 to 35 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 12 ft, building to 13 to 14 ft after
midnight. wave detail: n 13 ft at 9 seconds and s 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: n 15 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds
and s 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 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 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$