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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
846 pm pst tue feb 24 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


pzz530-251730-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
846 pm pst tue feb 24 2026

.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and early morning, veering to sw late. rain likely,
mainly this evening. 
.wed...w wind around 5 kt. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to n around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
846 pm pst tue feb 24 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


pzz540-251730-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
846 pm pst tue feb 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm pst this evening...

.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt late this
evening, veering to nw after midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave
detail: sw 7 ft at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at 16 seconds. a chance
of rain, mainly this evening. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
w 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 16 seconds and w 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 13 seconds and nw 5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 6 seconds. a
chance of rain in the evening.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
846 pm pst tue feb 24 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


pzz545-251730-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
846 pm pst tue feb 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm pst this evening...

.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight, veering to nw late. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 10 seconds and nw 2 ft at 13 seconds. rain until early
morning, then a chance of rain late. patchy dense fog late. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 10 seconds. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 14 seconds and w 3 ft at
17 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 12 seconds and w 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 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
0.9 kt at 10:37 pm tuesday and 2.9 kt at 09:56 am wednesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
846 pm pst tue feb 24 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


pzz560-251730-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
846 pm pst tue feb 24 2026

.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to e late. seas 4 to 6 ft.
wave detail: sw 5 ft at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at 12 seconds. a
chance of rain. patchy dense fog late. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 10 seconds and w 3 ft at
17 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 10 seconds and w 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.thu night...n 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...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
846 pm pst tue feb 24 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


pzz570-251730-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
846 pm pst tue feb 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm pst this evening...

.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to nw after midnight. seas
7 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at
11 seconds. a chance of rain early this evening. 
.wed...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 16 seconds and sw 6 ft at 18 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
8 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at
14 seconds and nw 7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 14 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
846 pm pst tue feb 24 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


pzz575-251730-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
846 pm pst tue feb 24 2026

.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight, veering to nw late. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely early
this evening, then a chance of rain late this evening and early
morning. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at
10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 17 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 14 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$