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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
848 am pdt fri mar 13 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


pzz530-140430-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
848 am pdt fri mar 13 2026

.today...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.tue night...w wind around 5 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
848 am pdt fri mar 13 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


pzz535-140430-
monterey bay-
848 am pdt fri mar 13 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
9 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to n after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 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
848 am pdt fri mar 13 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


pzz540-140430-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
848 am pdt fri mar 13 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late saturday night...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
17 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun 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 15 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
848 am pdt fri mar 13 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


pzz545-140430-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
848 am pdt fri mar 13 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm pdt this afternoon
through late saturday night...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the morning.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing
to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tue...n wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
17 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 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
1.4 kt at 01:00 pm friday and 1.2 kt at 02:06 am saturday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
848 am pdt fri mar 13 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


pzz570-140430-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
848 am pdt fri mar 13 2026

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

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
8 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: n
7 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 5 ft in
the afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
848 am pdt fri mar 13 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


pzz575-140430-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
848 am pdt fri mar 13 2026

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

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas around 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
848 am pdt fri mar 13 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


pzz560-140430-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
848 am pdt fri mar 13 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through late
saturday night...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun 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 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$