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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
310 am pdt thu mar 26 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-
310 am pdt thu mar 26 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw after midnight. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to n around 5 kt in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain after midnight.
 

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fzus56 kmtr 261010
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
310 am pdt thu mar 26 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


pzz545-262230-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
310 am pdt thu mar 26 2026

...gale warning in effect until 3 am pdt early this morning...
...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft
this afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...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 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 6 
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 10:27 am thursday and 1.3 kt at 12:41 am friday.

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