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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 am pdt thu mar 26 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


pzz530-270415-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
842 am pdt thu mar 26 2026

.today...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to nw late this morning and
afternoon. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw after midnight. 
.fri...se wind around 5 kt, veering to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. a chance of rain after midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 am pdt thu mar 26 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


pzz535-270415-
monterey bay-
842 am pdt thu mar 26 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw late this morning,
then becoming w 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave
detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to ne around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds. a
chance of rain after midnight.  

locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 am pdt thu mar 26 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


pzz540-270415-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
842 am pdt thu mar 26 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 35 kt early this
morning. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 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
842 am pdt thu mar 26 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


pzz545-270415-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
842 am pdt thu mar 26 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. seas
7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft this afternoon. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft in the evening,
then around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds. a
chance of rain after midnight.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 6 
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
2.5 kt at 10:27 am thursday and 1.3 kt at 12:41 am friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 am pdt thu mar 26 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


pzz560-270415-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
842 am pdt thu mar 26 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 am pdt thu mar 26 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


pzz570-270415-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
842 am pdt thu mar 26 2026

...gale warning in effect through this evening...

.today...n wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt late. gusts up
to 45 kt. seas 13 to 14 ft, subsiding to 11 to 14 ft this
afternoon. wave detail: n 14 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming nw
15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: n
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 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
842 am pdt thu mar 26 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


pzz575-270415-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
842 am pdt thu mar 26 2026

...gale warning in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...
...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 40 kt this morning.
seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft
at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...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. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight.  

$$