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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
855 am pdt wed mar 18 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


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san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
855 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to n around 5 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, backing to w late. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
855 am pdt wed mar 18 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


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coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
855 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds
and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 6 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and sw 5 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
855 am pdt wed mar 18 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


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coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
855 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw this afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 7 seconds and s
3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
wave detail: w 6 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
s 3 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 18 
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
2.6 kt at 04:59 pm wednesday and 3.3 kt at 05:14 am thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
855 am pdt wed mar 18 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


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waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
855 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 12 to 13 ft, building to
14 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 10 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw
14 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 12 ft at 10 seconds.  

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