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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
258 am pdt wed mar 12 2025

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


pzz530-122215-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
258 am pdt wed mar 12 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...
...gale warning in effect from 9 am pdt this morning through this
evening...

.rest of tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft or less.
a chance of rain, then rain likely late. 
.wed...s wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, rising to 25 to
30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt in the afternoon. waves around 2 ft
or less. rain in the morning, then rain with a slight chance of
tstms in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. waves around 2 ft or less. a slight chance of tstms.
showers.
.thu...w wind 15 to 20 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. a chance of
showers. a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. waves around 2 ft or less. rain.
.fri...se wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft or less. rain.
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. waves around 2 ft or less. a chance of rain in the
evening. 
.sat...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s after midnight.
waves around 2 ft or less. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
waves around 2 ft or less. a chance of rain. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft or less.
rain. 

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
258 am pdt wed mar 12 2025

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


pzz535-122215-
monterey bay-
258 am pdt wed mar 12 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...
...gale warning in effect from 9 am pdt this morning through this
evening...

.rest of tonight...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: s 3 ft at 9 seconds and w 3 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of
rain. 
.wed...s wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, rising to 25 to
30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft,
building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 5 ft at
7 seconds and nw 4 ft at 12 seconds. rain in the morning, then
rain with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
6 ft at 8 seconds and nw 4 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of tstms.
showers.
.thu...w wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 9 seconds and w 8 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of tstms.
showers.
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 12 seconds and
w 7 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.fri...se wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 11 seconds and w 6 ft at
13 seconds. rain.
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 9 seconds and w
6 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and w 6 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to e after midnight. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 8 seconds and nw 5 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sun...e wind around 5 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at
11 seconds. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 14 seconds and w 6 ft at 15 seconds. rain. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
258 am pdt wed mar 12 2025

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


pzz540-122215-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
258 am pdt wed mar 12 2025

...gale warning in effect through this afternoon...

.rest of tonight...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave
detail: s 4 ft at 8 seconds and nw 5 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.wed...se wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. gusts
up to 50 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 7 ft at 7 seconds and nw 6 ft at
15 seconds. rain.
.wed night...sw wind 20 to 25 kt, veering to w with gusts up to
35 kt after midnight. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at
8 seconds and w 9 ft at 14 seconds. showers with a slight chance
of tstms. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 8 seconds and
w 11 ft at 14 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms in
the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, backing to s after midnight.
seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 10 seconds and w 11 ft at
14 seconds. rain.
.fri...se wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 9 seconds and
w 9 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 6 seconds and w 11 ft at 12 seconds. rain likely, mainly
in the evening. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s in the afternoon. seas
9 to 12 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 8 seconds and w 11 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 8 seconds and w 9 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun...se wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 2 ft at 7 seconds and w 10 ft at
16 seconds. rain likely. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 14 seconds and w 11 ft at 15 seconds. rain. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
258 am pdt wed mar 12 2025

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


pzz545-122215-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
258 am pdt wed mar 12 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...
...gale warning in effect from 9 am pdt this morning through this
evening...

.rest of tonight...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave
detail: s 4 ft at 8 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of
rain, then rain late. 
.wed...s wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft,
building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 7 ft at
7 seconds and w 6 ft at 15 seconds. rain in the morning, then
rain with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming w 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 8 seconds and w
7 ft at 14 seconds. showers with a chance of tstms. 
.thu...w wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 8 seconds and
w 9 ft at 14 seconds. showers likely with a slight chance of
tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 10 seconds and
w 9 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.fri...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming nw
15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 12 seconds and w 8 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 7 seconds and w 8 ft at 13 seconds. rain likely, mainly
in the evening. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 8 seconds and w 9 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s after midnight.
seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 10 seconds and w 7 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at
13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 15 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. rain. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 11 
seconds.

across the bar...mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds. maximum
ebb current of 2.4 kt at 04:17 am wednesday and 2.5 kt at 04:35 pm
wednesday.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
258 am pdt wed mar 12 2025

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


pzz560-122215-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
258 am pdt wed mar 12 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...
...gale warning in effect from 9 am pdt this morning through this
evening...

.rest of tonight...se wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt
late. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 8 seconds and nw
4 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain, then rain likely late. 
.wed...s wind 25 to 30 kt. gusts up to 50 kt in the afternoon.
seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. wave
detail: s 7 ft at 7 seconds and nw 5 ft at 13 seconds. rain in
the morning, then rain with a slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 8 seconds and nw
6 ft at 14 seconds. showers with a chance of tstms. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming w 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
w 10 ft at 13 seconds. showers with a chance of tstms in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to s after midnight.
seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 9 seconds and w 9 ft at
14 seconds. rain.
.fri...s wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming w
15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 8 seconds and w 8 ft at 14 seconds. patchy dense fog in the
morning. rain.
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 7 seconds and w 8 ft at 13 seconds. rain likely, mainly
in the evening. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
7 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 9 seconds and w 8 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to se after midnight.
seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 8 seconds and nw 7 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sun...se wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 7 seconds and
w 7 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sun night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to sw after midnight.
seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 9 seconds and w 8 ft at
15 seconds. rain. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
258 am pdt wed mar 12 2025

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


pzz570-122215-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
258 am pdt wed mar 12 2025

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

.rest of tonight...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave
detail: s 6 ft at 8 seconds and nw 6 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.wed...s wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. gusts
up to 50 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 8 ft at 7 seconds and nw 8 ft at
15 seconds. rain.
.wed night...sw wind 20 to 25 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 11 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 8 seconds and w 11 ft at
14 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 12 to 13 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 8 seconds and
w 13 ft at 14 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms in
the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 13 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 8 seconds and
w 11 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.fri...sw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 11 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and
w 11 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 12 to 13 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 7 seconds and
w 13 ft at 13 seconds. rain likely. 
.sat...w wind around 10 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
11 to 13 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 8 seconds and nw 13 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 9 seconds and nw 11 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.sun...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft, building to 11 to
13 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 3 ft at 7 seconds and w
12 ft at 16 seconds. rain.
.sun night...sw wind around 15 kt. seas 12 to 14 ft. wave detail:
s 3 ft at 9 seconds and w 13 ft at 15 seconds. rain. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
258 am pdt wed mar 12 2025

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


pzz575-122215-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
258 am pdt wed mar 12 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...
...gale warning in effect from 9 am pdt this morning through this
evening...

.rest of tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt
late. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds and nw
5 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft,
building to 10 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 8 ft at
7 seconds and nw 6 ft at 15 seconds. rain in the morning, then
rain with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to w 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 8 ft at 8 seconds and
nw 9 ft at 14 seconds. showers with a chance of tstms. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming w 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 11 to 13 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds and
w 12 ft at 14 seconds. showers with a chance of tstms in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 13 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 9 seconds and
nw 12 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.fri...s wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 9 seconds
and nw 10 ft at 14 seconds. rain, mainly in the morning. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail:
s 4 ft at 7 seconds and w 11 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and nw 11 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw after midnight.
seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 7 seconds and nw 10 ft
at 12 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 7 seconds and nw 9 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to w after midnight.
seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 8 seconds and nw 11 ft at
15 seconds. rain. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$