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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
833 pm pdt fri mar 20 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-
833 pm pdt fri mar 20 2026

.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt.  

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fzus56 kmtr 210333
cwfmtr
expires:202603211630;;037105

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
833 pm pdt fri mar 20 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


pzz545-211630-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
833 pm pdt fri mar 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 am pdt saturday through
late saturday night...

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and s
3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 3 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 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 18 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 18 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
17 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 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
4.2 kt at 06:17 am saturday and 1.9 kt at 07:03 pm saturday.

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