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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am pdt thu mar 19 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


pzz530-200415-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
852 am pdt thu mar 19 2026

.today...w wind around 5 kt, veering to n around 5 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, backing to w late. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am pdt thu mar 19 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


pzz540-200415-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
852 am pdt thu mar 19 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from friday afternoon through
saturday morning...

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon.
seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 191552
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am pdt thu mar 19 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


pzz545-200415-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
852 am pdt thu mar 19 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
7 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...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 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 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
2.5 kt at 05:40 pm thursday and 3.8 kt at 05:45 am friday.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am pdt thu mar 19 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


pzz560-200415-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
852 am pdt thu mar 19 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 11 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 7 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to
7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am pdt thu mar 19 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


pzz570-200415-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
852 am pdt thu mar 19 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through
saturday morning...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 10 ft in
the afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
11 to 12 ft, building to 12 to 14 ft after midnight. wave detail:
nw 13 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 25 to 30 kt, backing to nw 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 12 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to
7 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 14 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 191552
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am pdt thu mar 19 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


pzz575-200415-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
852 am pdt thu mar 19 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from friday afternoon through
saturday morning...

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the morning.
seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft
at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 12 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$