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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
827 am pdt mon mar 23 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


pzz530-240415-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
827 am pdt mon mar 23 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.tue...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to n in the afternoon. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
827 am pdt mon mar 23 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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monterey bay-
827 am pdt mon mar 23 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw late this morning and
early afternoon, then becoming w 10 to 15 kt late. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 7 seconds and w 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 8 seconds and nw 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 9 seconds and w 4 ft at
11 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 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
827 am pdt mon mar 23 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


pzz540-240415-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
827 am pdt mon mar 23 2026

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt early this
afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding
to 5 to 6 ft this afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and
s 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
827 am pdt mon mar 23 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


pzz545-240415-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
827 am pdt mon mar 23 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 8 seconds and nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 12 
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
1.2 kt at 08:55 pm monday and 3.8 kt at 08:16 am tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
827 am pdt mon mar 23 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


pzz560-240415-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
827 am pdt mon mar 23 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft.
wave detail: s 2 ft at 6 seconds and nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 8 seconds and
nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft, building to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
827 am pdt mon mar 23 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


pzz570-240415-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
827 am pdt mon mar 23 2026

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 9 ft, subsiding to 7 to
8 ft this afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. a
slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind around 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 8 ft in the afternoon.
wave detail: nw 8 ft at 6 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the
morning. 
.wed night...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
10 to 11 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft after midnight. wave detail:
n 12 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 12 to 15 ft. wave detail: n 15 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 25 to 30 kt, backing to nw 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
827 am pdt mon mar 23 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


pzz575-240415-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
827 am pdt mon mar 23 2026

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 6 seconds and nw 9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 9 seconds and nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 8 seconds and
nw 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 4 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
9 to 10 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail:
nw 12 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 25 to 30 kt, backing to nw 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 11 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds.  

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