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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
235 am pdt mon mar 16 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-
235 am pdt mon mar 16 2026

.today...s wind around 5 kt, backing to e late this morning,
backing to w around 5 kt this afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.tue night...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.  

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fzus56 kmtr 160935
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
235 am pdt mon mar 16 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-
235 am pdt mon mar 16 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw this afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
18 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tue...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
17 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 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: w
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
7 seconds and s 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 7 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 3 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
1.9 kt at 03:27 am monday and 2.4 kt at 03:34 pm monday.

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