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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
145 am pst sun mar 8 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


pzz570-082215-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
145 am pst sun mar 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from this afternoon through late monday
night...

.today...n wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming nw
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt late. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave
detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 9 to
12 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 11 to
14 ft. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
13 to 15 ft. wave detail: nw 15 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 12 to
15 ft. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 10 seconds.
.tue night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. seas 12 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to 13 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: n 11 ft
at 12 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind around 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
145 am pst sun mar 8 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


pzz530-082215-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
145 am pst sun mar 8 2026

.today...ne wind around 5 kt, veering to sw early this afternoon,
rising to 5 to 10 kt late. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
145 am pst sun mar 8 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


pzz540-082215-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
145 am pst sun mar 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this afternoon through
late monday night...

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw late this morning,
rising to 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt
late. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up
to 40 kt in the afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to
12 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...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 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.thu 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 18 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
145 am pst sun mar 8 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


pzz545-082215-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
145 am pst sun mar 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through late
monday night...

.today...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw late this morning,
rising to 5 to 10 kt early this afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt
late. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 40 kt in the afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 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 08:11 am sunday and 1.1 kt at 09:30 pm sunday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
145 am pst sun mar 8 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


pzz560-082215-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
145 am pst sun mar 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from monday morning through
monday evening...

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

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
145 am pst sun mar 8 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


pzz575-082215-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
145 am pst sun mar 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through late
tonight...
...gale warning in effect from late tonight through monday
evening...

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt after midnight.
seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 11 seconds.
.mon night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
11 to 15 ft. wave detail: nw 15 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave detail: nw
15 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. seas 11 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 13 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 18 seconds.  

$$