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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt sun mar 22 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


pzz530-230415-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
857 am pdt sun mar 22 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt sun mar 22 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


pzz535-230415-
monterey bay-
857 am pdt sun mar 22 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw late this morning and
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 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...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw 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. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 11 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 22 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


pzz540-230415-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
857 am pdt sun mar 22 2026

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

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt sun mar 22 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


pzz545-230415-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
857 am pdt sun mar 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.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 5 to 8 ft.
wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.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 9 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to
8 to 11 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 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
1.6 kt at 07:52 pm sunday and 4.2 kt at 07:31 am monday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt sun mar 22 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


pzz560-230415-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
857 am pdt sun mar 22 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 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 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to
9 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt sun mar 22 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


pzz570-230415-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
857 am pdt sun mar 22 2026

...gale warning in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...
...small craft advisory in effect through monday morning...

.today...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt late this morning and afternoon. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave
detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 8 ft in
the afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 30 to 35 kt. seas around 11 ft, building to
13 to 14 ft after midnight. wave detail: n 14 ft at 10 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 12 to 15 ft. wave detail: nw
15 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 14 ft, subsiding to
10 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 11 seconds. 

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pdt sun mar 22 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


pzz575-230415-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
857 am pdt sun mar 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at
11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. 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 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft, building to
11 to 13 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 25 to 30 kt, backing to nw 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave detail: nw 15 ft at 11 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to
8 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 12 seconds.  

$$