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coastal waters forecast for california...updated
national weather service san francisco bay area
853 pm pst fri mar 6 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


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san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
853 pm pst fri mar 6 2026

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to e after midnight. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.mon...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california...updated
national weather service san francisco bay area
853 pm pst fri mar 6 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


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coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
853 pm pst fri mar 6 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pst saturday...

.today...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at
11 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 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 6 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 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
3.0 kt at 06:47 am saturday and 1.6 kt at 07:38 pm saturday.

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