fzus56 keka 171005
cwfeka
expires:202603172315;;837884

coastal waters forecast for northwest california
national weather service eureka ca
305 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

waters from pt st george to pt arena and out 60 nm


pzz470-172315-
pt st george to cape mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
305 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 ft. wave detail: n
1 foot at 3 seconds and w 5 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 ft. wave detail: n
3 ft at 5 seconds and w 6 ft at 13 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 ft. wave detail: n
2 ft at 5 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 kt. seas 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 kt. seas 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 5 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 ft. wave detail: n 8 ft
at 7 seconds and nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 12 ft. wave detail:
n 12 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 keka 171005
cwfeka
expires:202603172315;;837886

coastal waters forecast for northwest california
national weather service eureka ca
305 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

waters from pt st george to pt arena and out 60 nm


pzz475-172315-
cape mendocino to pt arena 10 to 60 nm-
305 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 5 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft at 5 seconds and
w 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 ft. wave detail: n
5 ft at 5 seconds and w 5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft
at 5 seconds and w 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 ft. wave detail: n
4 ft at 5 seconds and w 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft
at 5 seconds and w 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 ft. wave detail: n
5 ft at 5 seconds and nw 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft
at 5 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 ft. wave detail: n
6 ft at 5 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 ft. wave detail: n 7 ft
at 7 seconds and nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 ft. wave detail:
n 11 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 keka 171005
cwfeka
expires:202603172315;;837883

coastal waters forecast for northwest california
national weather service eureka ca
305 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

waters from pt st george to pt arena and out 60 nm


pzz450-172315-
pt st george to cape mendocino out 10 nm-
305 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 ft. wave detail: nw
1 foot at 3 seconds and w 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 5 kt. seas 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 13 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 ft. wave detail: n
2 ft at 5 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.thu...n wind 5 kt. seas 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 10 seconds and w 1 foot at 13 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 5 kt. seas 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 12 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 12 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.fri night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 ft. wave detail: n
3 ft at 5 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft
at 6 seconds and nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 8 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 keka 171005
cwfeka
expires:202603172315;;837885

coastal waters forecast for northwest california
national weather service eureka ca
305 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

waters from pt st george to pt arena and out 60 nm


pzz455-172315-
cape mendocino to pt arena out 10 nm-
305 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. seas 4 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 5 seconds
and w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 5 seconds and w 4 ft at 14 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft
at 5 seconds and w 4 ft at 13 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 ft. wave detail: n
3 ft at 5 seconds and w 4 ft at 11 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft
at 5 seconds and w 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 ft. wave detail: n
4 ft at 5 seconds and nw 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft
at 5 seconds and nw 5 ft at 12 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 ft. wave detail: n
5 ft at 5 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 6 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 ft. wave detail:
n 10 ft at 9 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 klox 170929
cwflox
expires:202603172230;;836782

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service los angeles/oxnard ca
229 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

point piedras blancas to san mateo point ca out 60 nm including the
channel islands national marine sanctuary

...see weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new wave
detail format...


pzz670-172230-
point piedras blancas to point sal from 10 to 60 nm-
229 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
7 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft
at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 20 kt. local gusts to 25 kt. seas 4 to 5
ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft
at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 

$$

fzus56 klox 170929
cwflox
expires:202603172230;;836783

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service los angeles/oxnard ca
229 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

point piedras blancas to san mateo point ca out 60 nm including the
channel islands national marine sanctuary

...see weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new wave
detail format...


pzz673-172230-
waters from pt. sal to santa cruz island ca and westward 60 nm
including san miguel and santa rosa islands-
229 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at
16 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
7 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw
2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 

$$

fzus56 klox 170929
cwflox
expires:202603172230;;836784

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service los angeles/oxnard ca
229 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

point piedras blancas to san mateo point ca out 60 nm including the
channel islands national marine sanctuary

...see weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new wave
detail format...


pzz676-172230-
outer waters from santa cruz island to san clemente island to 60 nm
offshore including san nicolas and santa barbara islands-
229 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at
7 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
2 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog after midnight.
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 9 seconds, w 4 ft at
11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 

$$

fzus56 klox 170929
cwflox
expires:202603172230;;836785

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service los angeles/oxnard ca
229 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

point piedras blancas to san mateo point ca out 60 nm including the
channel islands national marine sanctuary

...see weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new wave
detail format...


pzz650-172230-
east santa barbara channel from pt. conception to pt. mugu ca
including santa cruz island-
229 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...light winds, becoming w 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 5 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.wed...light winds, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu...light winds. seas 2 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. seas
2 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...light winds. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at
10 seconds. 
.fri night...light winds. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at
11 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.sat...light winds, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 11 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 

$$

fzus56 klox 170929
cwflox
expires:202603172230;;836786

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service los angeles/oxnard ca
229 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

point piedras blancas to san mateo point ca out 60 nm including the
channel islands national marine sanctuary

...see weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new wave
detail format...


pzz655-172230-
inner waters from point mugu to san mateo pt. ca including santa
catalina and anacapa islands-
229 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 kt this afternoon. seas 2
to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 5 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...light winds, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 5 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 5 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...light winds, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.fri...light winds, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.sat...light winds, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 6 seconds, w 3 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy
fog after midnight. 

$$

fzus56 kmfr 170938
cwfmfr
expires:202603172200;;837168

coastal waters forecast
national weather service medford, or
238 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

coastal waters from florence oregon to point st. george
california and westward 60 nm.


pzz356-172200-
coastal waters from cape blanco or to pt. st. george ca out 10 nm-
238 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 13 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to s around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.wed...e wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 13 seconds and sw 2 ft at
16 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming se after midnight. seas
around 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.thu...se wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at
12 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.thu night...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to e around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 4 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.fri...se wind around 5 kt, veering to nw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds, w 5 ft at
11 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 5 seconds, w
5 ft at 11 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: n 6 ft at 7 seconds, w
5 ft at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...n wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft.  

$$

fzus56 kmfr 170938
cwfmfr
expires:202603172200;;837170

coastal waters forecast
national weather service medford, or
238 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

coastal waters from florence oregon to point st. george
california and westward 60 nm.


pzz376-172200-
waters from cape blanco or to pt. st. george ca from 10 to 60 nm-
238 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w late. seas 5 to 7 ft.
wave detail: w 7 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw after midnight. seas
around 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at
17 seconds. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
12 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the morning. 
.wed night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
rain. 
.thu...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at
4 seconds, w 5 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 12 seconds. a
slight chance of rain. 
.thu night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
2 ft at 4 seconds, w 5 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at
12 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance
of rain after midnight. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to nw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft at 5 seconds, w 5 ft at 11 seconds
and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: n
5 ft at 7 seconds, w 5 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at
11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: n 7 ft at 8 seconds, w
5 ft at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain in
the morning. 
.sat night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 170952
cwfmtr
expires:202603172215;;837463

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
252 am pdt tue mar 17 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


pzz530-172215-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
252 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.rest of tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.tue...n wind around 5 kt. 
.tue night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 170952
cwfmtr
expires:202603172215;;837465

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
252 am pdt tue mar 17 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


pzz535-172215-
monterey bay-
252 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.rest of tonight...n wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave
detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds.  

locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


$$

fzus56 kmtr 170952
cwfmtr
expires:202603172215;;837459

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
252 am pdt tue mar 17 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


pzz540-172215-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
252 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.rest of tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave
detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu 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 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 170952
cwfmtr
expires:202603172215;;837460

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
252 am pdt tue mar 17 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


pzz545-172215-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
252 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.rest of tonight...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 18 
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
2.3 kt at 04:05 am tuesday and 2.5 kt at 04:16 pm tuesday.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
252 am pdt tue mar 17 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


pzz560-172215-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
252 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.rest of tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu 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 7 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
252 am pdt tue mar 17 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


pzz565-172215-
coastal waters from point pinos to point piedras blancas
california out to 10 nm-
252 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.rest of tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
8 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 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 8 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
252 am pdt tue mar 17 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


pzz570-172215-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
252 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt early this
morning...

.rest of tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave
detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas around 7 ft, building to
8 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas around 10 ft, building to 11 to
12 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 13 to 15 ft. wave detail:
nw 15 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
252 am pdt tue mar 17 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


pzz575-172215-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
252 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.rest of tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave
detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 11 to 14 ft. wave detail:
nw 13 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$