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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
823 pm pst wed feb 25 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


pzz530-261715-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
823 pm pst wed feb 25 2026

.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...n wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt, rising to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
823 pm pst wed feb 25 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


pzz535-261715-
monterey bay-
823 pm pst wed feb 25 2026

.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 10 seconds and w 3 ft at
12 seconds. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas around 2 ft or less, then
around 3 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds.  

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
823 pm pst wed feb 25 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


pzz540-261715-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
823 pm pst wed feb 25 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 11 seconds and sw 4 ft at 13 seconds. patchy dense fog
late. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 12 seconds. patchy dense fog in the
morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 13 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. a slight chance of
rain after midnight. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
13 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sun night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
823 pm pst wed feb 25 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


pzz545-261715-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
823 pm pst wed feb 25 2026

.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at 11 seconds. patchy dense fog
late this evening and early morning.
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 9 seconds and nw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 13
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
1.1 kt at 11:51 pm wednesday and 2.6 kt at 11:18 am thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
823 pm pst wed feb 25 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


pzz560-261715-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
823 pm pst wed feb 25 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
823 pm pst wed feb 25 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


pzz570-261715-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
823 pm pst wed feb 25 2026

.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 9 seconds and nw 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
9 seconds and sw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 10 seconds and nw 7 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at
9 seconds and nw 7 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 10 seconds and nw 6 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain in the
afternoon. 
.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 15 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
823 pm pst wed feb 25 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


pzz575-261715-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
823 pm pst wed feb 25 2026

.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at
10 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 8 seconds and nw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 9 seconds and nw 5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 14 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 14 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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