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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
252 am pdt fri mar 27 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


pzz530-272215-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
252 am pdt fri mar 27 2026

.today...se wind around 5 kt, backing to ne late this morning,
backing to nw early this afternoon, backing to w late. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain. 
.tue night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 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
252 am pdt fri mar 27 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


pzz535-272215-
monterey bay-
252 am pdt fri mar 27 2026

.today...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w this afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...e 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 10 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.tue...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft
at 9 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely
in the afternoon. 
.tue night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or
less. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of rain in the
evening, then rain likely 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
252 am pdt fri mar 27 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


pzz540-272215-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
252 am pdt fri mar 27 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to
6 ft this afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. 
.tue night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 7 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
252 am pdt fri mar 27 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


pzz545-272215-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
252 am pdt fri mar 27 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw late. seas 4 to 6 ft.
wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 10 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. 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 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at
11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 10 
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
2.2 kt at 12:16 pm friday and 1.8 kt at 01:44 am saturday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
252 am pdt fri mar 27 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


pzz560-272215-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
252 am pdt fri mar 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt early this
morning...

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. 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 s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely after
midnight. 
.tue...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
6 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely. 
.tue night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 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
252 am pdt fri mar 27 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


pzz570-272215-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
252 am pdt fri mar 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt early this
morning...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft
this afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 10 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
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
5 ft at 8 seconds and nw 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
252 am pdt fri mar 27 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


pzz575-272215-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
252 am pdt fri mar 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt early this
morning...

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 11 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 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain
in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.tue...s wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 4 ft at 10 seconds. rain likely, mainly in
the morning. 
.tue night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 7 seconds and w 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.  

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