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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
227 am pdt fri mar 20 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


pzz530-202215-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
227 am pdt fri mar 20 2026

.today...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
227 am pdt fri mar 20 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


pzz535-202215-
monterey bay-
227 am pdt fri mar 20 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w this afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at
12 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.sat...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. wave
detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 19 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 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 12 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 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
227 am pdt fri mar 20 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


pzz540-202215-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
227 am pdt fri mar 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this afternoon through
saturday afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from saturday afternoon through
saturday evening...

.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: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon.
seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 4 ft at 20 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
227 am pdt fri mar 20 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


pzz545-202215-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
227 am pdt fri mar 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through
saturday evening...

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and s
3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. patchy dense fog in the
morning. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 9 seconds and s
4 ft at 19 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
12 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 13 
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
3.8 kt at 05:45 am friday and 2.3 kt at 06:21 pm friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
227 am pdt fri mar 20 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


pzz560-202215-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
227 am pdt fri mar 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from saturday afternoon through
saturday evening...

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
s 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 18 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
227 am pdt fri mar 20 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


pzz570-202215-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
227 am pdt fri mar 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from saturday afternoon through
saturday evening...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. seas
6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
11 to 12 ft, building to 13 to 14 ft after midnight. wave detail:
nw 13 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 12 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to
13 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 12 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
227 am pdt fri mar 20 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


pzz575-202215-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
227 am pdt fri mar 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this afternoon through
saturday evening...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 9 seconds and sw 5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail:
nw 13 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to
12 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 11 seconds and s
4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 10 seconds and sw 5 ft at 20 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and
s 4 ft at 19 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 12 seconds.  

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