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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
252 pm pdt thu mar 19 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-
252 pm pdt thu mar 19 2026

.this afternoon...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...w wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.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.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
252 pm pdt thu mar 19 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-
252 pm pdt thu mar 19 2026

.this afternoon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 14 
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 05:40 pm thursday and 3.8 kt at 05:45 am friday.

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