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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
238 pm pdt tue mar 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


pzz530-251045-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
238 pm pdt tue mar 24 2026

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.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
238 pm pdt tue mar 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


pzz545-251045-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
238 pm pdt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from wednesday morning through
thursday afternoon...

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with occasional
gusts up to 35 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 10 to 15 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 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 7 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
1.0 kt at 10:13 pm tuesday and 3.2 kt at 09:13 am wednesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
238 pm pdt tue mar 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


pzz560-251045-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
238 pm pdt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from wednesday morning through
thursday afternoon...

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 5 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 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 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
238 pm pdt tue mar 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


pzz570-251045-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
238 pm pdt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from wednesday morning through
wednesday evening...
...gale warning in effect from wednesday evening through thursday
afternoon...

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. a
slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 5 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
10 to 11 ft, building to 13 to 14 ft after midnight. wave detail:
n 13 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 12 to
15 ft. wave detail: n 14 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
238 pm pdt tue mar 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


pzz575-251045-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
238 pm pdt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from wednesday morning through
thursday evening...

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 4 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft, building to
11 to 14 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 25 to 30 kt with occasional gusts up to 35 kt, 
easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave 
detail: nw 14 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to
8 to 11 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...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.  

$$