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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
246 am pdt mon mar 23 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


pzz530-232230-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
246 am pdt mon mar 23 2026

.rest of tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.tue...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to n in the afternoon. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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fzus56 kmtr 230946
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
246 am pdt mon mar 23 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


pzz545-232230-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
246 am pdt mon mar 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...

.rest of tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave
detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 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
5 ft at 11 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 12 
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
4.2 kt at 07:31 am monday and 1.2 kt at 08:55 pm monday.

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fzus56 kmtr 230946
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
246 am pdt mon mar 23 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


pzz560-232230-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
246 am pdt mon mar 23 2026

.rest of tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave
detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft, building to
8 to 11 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 230946
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
246 am pdt mon mar 23 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


pzz570-232230-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
246 am pdt mon mar 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...

.rest of tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave
detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 9 ft, subsiding to 7 to
8 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. a
slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind around 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
around 12 ft, building to 14 to 16 ft after midnight. wave
detail: n 15 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 15 to 16 ft, subsiding to 13 to
16 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: n 16 ft at 10 seconds and sw
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 25 to 30 kt, backing to nw 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 10 to 13 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 14 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 230946
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
246 am pdt mon mar 23 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


pzz575-232230-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
246 am pdt mon mar 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...

.rest of tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave
detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
10 to 11 ft, building to 12 to 15 ft after midnight. wave detail:
nw 15 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 25 to 30 kt, backing to nw 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 13 to 16 ft, subsiding to 11 to 15 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 16 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 11 seconds.  

$$