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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
236 pm pst wed mar 4 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


pzz530-051145-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
236 pm pst wed mar 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 
10 to 15 kt after midnight. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...n wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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fzus56 kmtr 042236
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expires:202603051145;;632443

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
236 pm pst wed mar 4 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


pzz545-051145-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
236 pm pst wed mar 4 2026

...gale warning in effect through thursday morning...

.tonight...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, veering to
n 20 to 25 kt late. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at
9 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 25 to 30 kt with gusts up
to 40 kt in the afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, veering
to n 20 to 25 kt after midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
11 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 10 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
2.7 kt at 05:29 pm wednesday and 3.1 kt at 05:47 am thursday.

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