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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
239 am pdt thu mar 12 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


pzz530-122215-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
239 am pdt thu mar 12 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w late. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...w wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...w wind around 5 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
239 am pdt thu mar 12 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


pzz540-122215-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
239 am pdt thu mar 12 2026

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 
ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 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, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
239 am pdt thu mar 12 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


pzz545-122215-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
239 am pdt thu mar 12 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, rising to 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon, rising to
15 to 20 kt late. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 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. 
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 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
1.3 kt at 11:19 am thursday and 0.9 kt at 01:19 am friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
239 am pdt thu mar 12 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


pzz560-122215-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
239 am pdt thu mar 12 2026

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft.
wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 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 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
9 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
239 am pdt thu mar 12 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


pzz570-122215-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
239 am pdt thu mar 12 2026

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

.today...n wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 19 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...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 night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
239 am pdt thu mar 12 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


pzz575-122215-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
239 am pdt thu mar 12 2026

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

.today...n wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at 19 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind around 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.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 18 seconds.  

$$