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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
208 pm pst tue mar 3 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


pzz530-041115-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
208 pm pst tue mar 3 2026

.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. 
.wed...w wind 15 to 20 kt. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. 
.fri...n wind 20 to 25 kt. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 35 kt after midnight. 
.sat...ne wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind around 5 kt.  

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fzus56 kmtr 032208
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
208 pm pst tue mar 3 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


pzz545-041115-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
208 pm pst tue mar 3 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through wednesday evening...
...gale warning in effect from wednesday evening through thursday
morning...

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

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 7
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
2.9 kt at 04:45 pm tuesday and 3.0 kt at 05:08 am wednesday.

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