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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
840 am pst tue feb 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-
840 am pst tue feb 24 2026

.today...s wind 10 to 15 kt. a chance of rain early this morning,
then rain late this morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain, mainly in the
evening. 
.wed...w wind around 5 kt. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
840 am pst tue feb 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-
840 am pst tue feb 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pst this afternoon...

.today...s wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late this
morning, easing to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft.
wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at 12 seconds. a
chance of rain early this morning, then rain late this morning
and afternoon. 
.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 3 ft at 13 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. patchy
dense fog after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 10 seconds. a
slight chance of rain in the morning. patchy dense fog in the
morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 14 seconds and w 4 ft at
17 seconds. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 12 seconds and w 4 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 11 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 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
3.2 kt at 08:51 am tuesday and 0.9 kt at 10:37 pm tuesday.

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