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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
228 pm pdt mon mar 9 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


pzz530-101015-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
228 pm pdt mon mar 9 2026

.this afternoon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
228 pm pdt mon mar 9 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


pzz540-101015-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
228 pm pdt mon mar 9 2026

...gale warning in effect through tuesday afternoon...

.this afternoon...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt
late. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 12 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, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
228 pm pdt mon mar 9 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


pzz545-101015-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
228 pm pdt mon mar 9 2026

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

.this afternoon...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt late.
seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 8 to
11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 6 to 8 feet at 8 
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
0.8 kt at 10:26 pm monday and 1.9 kt at 09:14 am tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
228 pm pdt mon mar 9 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


pzz570-101015-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
228 pm pdt mon mar 9 2026

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

.this afternoon...nw wind around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
seas 12 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 12 to
14 ft. wave detail: n 14 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 12 to
13 ft. wave detail: n 13 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: n 12 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: n 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 8 ft. wave detail:
nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 20 seconds. 
.thu...n wind around 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

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