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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
803 am pdt wed mar 11 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


pzz530-120330-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
803 am pdt wed mar 11 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...w wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
803 am pdt wed mar 11 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


pzz545-120330-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
803 am pdt wed mar 11 2026

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, then becoming nw 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 18 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 and
sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 9 
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
1.6 kt at 10:05 am wednesday and 0.7 kt at 12:25 am thursday.

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fzus56 kmtr 111503
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
803 am pdt wed mar 11 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


pzz560-120330-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
803 am pdt wed mar 11 2026

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, then becoming nw 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. seas 5 to
8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 11 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 6 ft at 10 seconds and
s 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 and sw 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 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 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 111503
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
803 am pdt wed mar 11 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


pzz570-120330-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
803 am pdt wed mar 11 2026

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

.today...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: n 9 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 20 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind around 20 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 and s 2 ft at 17 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. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft, building to
9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft
at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 111503
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
803 am pdt wed mar 11 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


pzz575-120330-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
803 am pdt wed mar 11 2026

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

.today...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 21 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind around 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 19 seconds.  

$$