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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
855 pm pdt tue mar 24 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-
855 pm pdt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from wednesday afternoon
through wednesday evening...

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
855 pm pdt tue mar 24 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-
855 pm pdt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from wednesday morning through
wednesday afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from wednesday afternoon through late
wednesday night...

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and overnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
8 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 40 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 6 seconds and sw 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds
and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and
s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 12 
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
1.0 kt at 10:13 pm tuesday and 3.2 kt at 09:13 am wednesday.

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