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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
858 am pdt tue mar 17 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


pzz530-180415-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
858 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
858 am pdt tue mar 17 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


pzz535-180415-
monterey bay-
858 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw this afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds.  

locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
858 am pdt tue mar 17 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


pzz540-180415-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
858 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri 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 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
858 am pdt tue mar 17 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


pzz545-180415-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
858 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 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 04:16 pm tuesday and 2.8 kt at 04:41 am wednesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
858 am pdt tue mar 17 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


pzz560-180415-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
858 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
858 am pdt tue mar 17 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


pzz570-180415-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
858 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind around 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas around 7 ft, building to
8 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas around 10 ft, building to 11 to
12 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 13 to 15 ft. wave detail:
nw 15 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
858 am pdt tue mar 17 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


pzz575-180415-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
858 am pdt tue mar 17 2026

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 11 to 14 ft. wave detail:
nw 13 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$