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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt sun mar 29 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-
857 am pdt sun mar 29 2026

.today...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a slight chance of rain after
midnight. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a slight chance of rain in the
morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt. rain likely. 
.thu...w wind 15 to 20 kt. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.thu night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt sun mar 29 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-
857 am pdt sun mar 29 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w late. seas around 3 ft.
wave detail: w 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 7 seconds. a chance
of rain. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds. a chance
of rain. 
.wed...se wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds. a chance
of rain. 
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 2 ft or less. wave detail: sw 2 ft at
5 seconds and w 2 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of rain in the
evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 2 ft or less, then 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds. a chance
of rain in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 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
857 am pdt sun mar 29 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


pzz540-300415-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
857 am pdt sun mar 29 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the afternoon. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning, then a
chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 7 seconds and w 2 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to w after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds. rain.
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 12 seconds
and sw 4 ft at 12 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt sun mar 29 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-
857 am pdt sun mar 29 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw this afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...nw 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 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
7 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw after midnight.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of
rain. 
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 7 seconds and nw 2 ft
at 8 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and w 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds. a
chance of rain in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 14 
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
2.4 kt at 02:48 pm sunday and 2.7 kt at 03:26 am monday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt sun mar 29 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


pzz560-300415-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
857 am pdt sun mar 29 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw this afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of rain in
the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt sun mar 29 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-
857 am pdt sun mar 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 pm pdt this afternoon
through monday morning...

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the afternoon. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of
rain. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s after midnight. seas
around 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 6 seconds and nw 2 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave
detail: w 6 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 8 to
11 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds and s
2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.thu night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 11 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 12 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt sun mar 29 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 pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
857 am pdt sun mar 29 2026

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt late. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...s 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. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft, building to
10 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 12 seconds
and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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