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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
258 pm pdt wed mar 18 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


pzz530-191015-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
258 pm pdt wed mar 18 2026

.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
258 pm pdt wed mar 18 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


pzz545-191015-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
258 pm pdt wed mar 18 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
7 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
8 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 18 
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
2.6 kt at 04:59 pm wednesday and 3.3 kt at 05:14 am thursday.

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fzus56 kmtr 182158
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
258 pm pdt wed mar 18 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


pzz560-191015-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
258 pm pdt wed mar 18 2026

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 182158
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
258 pm pdt wed mar 18 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


pzz570-191015-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
258 pm pdt wed mar 18 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
around 11 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft after midnight. wave
detail: nw 13 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 12 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

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fzus56 kmtr 182158
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
258 pm pdt wed mar 18 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


pzz575-191015-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
258 pm pdt wed mar 18 2026

.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind around 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail:
nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw
12 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 11 seconds.  

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