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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 am pst wed mar 4 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


pzz530-050515-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
842 am pst wed mar 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from noon pst today through
late tonight...

.today...w wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt late this morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 35 kt after midnight. 
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to n after midnight. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind around 5 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 am pst wed mar 4 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


pzz535-050515-
monterey bay-
842 am pst wed mar 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from noon pst today through
thursday evening...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...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 9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n around 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
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
842 am pst wed mar 4 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


pzz540-050515-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
842 am pst wed mar 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through friday morning...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft this afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 am pst wed mar 4 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


pzz545-050515-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
842 am pst wed mar 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pst this afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from 3 pm pst this afternoon through
thursday morning...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 25 to 30 kt with gusts up
to 40 kt in the afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 7
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
2.7 kt at 05:29 pm wednesday and 3.1 kt at 05:47 am thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 am pst wed mar 4 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


pzz560-050515-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
842 am pst wed mar 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pst this afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from 3 pm pst this afternoon through
thursday morning...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon.
wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to
11 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 12 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 am pst wed mar 4 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


pzz570-050515-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
842 am pst wed mar 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday morning...
...gale warning in effect from thursday morning through friday
morning...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft this afternoon.
wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 25 to 30 kt, rising to 30 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. seas 11 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: n 14 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 30 to 35 kt, easing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 12 to 14 ft. wave detail: n 14 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 11 to
14 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.fri night...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail:
nw 12 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 12 ft at 9 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 am pst wed mar 4 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


pzz575-050515-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
842 am pst wed mar 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pst this afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from 3 pm pst this afternoon through
late thursday night...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft this afternoon.
wave detail: nw 8 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 8 to
10 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 10 to
14 ft. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 10 seconds.
.thu night...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
11 to 15 ft. wave detail: nw 15 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 11 to
15 ft. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 12 seconds.
.fri night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to
9 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds.  

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