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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
229 am pst tue feb 24 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


pzz530-242315-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
229 am pst tue feb 24 2026

.today...s wind 10 to 15 kt. a chance of rain early this morning,
then rain late this morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain, mainly in the
evening. 
.wed...w wind around 5 kt. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
229 am pst tue feb 24 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


pzz535-242315-
monterey bay-
229 am pst tue feb 24 2026

.today...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw this afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain
this afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at
11 seconds. rain likely. patchy dense fog. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at
11 seconds. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.wed night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 10 seconds and nw 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
9 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 7 seconds and sw
2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 2 ft at 5 seconds and sw 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
w 2 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
229 am pst tue feb 24 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


pzz540-242315-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
229 am pst tue feb 24 2026

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

.today...s wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at
12 seconds. rain.
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to nw after midnight. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at
11 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at
9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 11 seconds and nw 6 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at
11 seconds and nw 6 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
229 am pst tue feb 24 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


pzz545-242315-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
229 am pst tue feb 24 2026

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

.today...s wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late this
morning, easing to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft.
wave detail: sw 6 ft at 9 seconds and w 3 ft at 12 seconds. a
chance of rain early this morning, then rain late this morning
and afternoon. 
.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. patchy
dense fog after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning.
patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 4 ft at
9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 3 ft at
9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 8 seconds and nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 11 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
3.2 kt at 08:51 am tuesday and 0.9 kt at 10:37 pm tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
229 am pst tue feb 24 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


pzz560-242315-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
229 am pst tue feb 24 2026

.today...se wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at
10 seconds and w 5 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of rain this
morning, then a chance of rain early this afternoon. rain late. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at
11 seconds. rain. patchy dense fog after midnight. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at
11 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning. patchy dense
fog in the morning. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at
9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
229 am pst tue feb 24 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


pzz570-242315-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
229 am pst tue feb 24 2026

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

.today...s wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt late. seas
8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 10 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at
12 seconds. rain until late afternoon, then a chance of rain
late. 
.tonight...w wind around 10 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 9 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft
at 11 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening. 
.wed...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 9 seconds and nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
8 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 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 5 seconds and sw 3 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
sw 4 ft at 11 seconds and nw 10 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 10 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail:
nw 8 ft at 12 seconds and sw 4 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of
rain.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
229 am pst tue feb 24 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


pzz575-242315-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
229 am pst tue feb 24 2026

.today...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 9 seconds and nw 5 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of rain until late afternoon. a slight
chance of tstms late this morning. rain likely late. 
.tonight...sw wind around 10 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at
12 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at
10 seconds and nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the morning. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at
9 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to
5 to 8 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 13 seconds and nw 7 ft at 14 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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