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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, March 23rd, 6:15pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.3 ft 5 sec 247° --- --- --- FAIRWEATHER GROUND   6.2 ft 8 sec 231° 17-19 kt --- --- Backyard Buoys   5.2 ft 11 sec 273° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   5.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 50.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.6 ft 11 sec 273° --- --- 49.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.9 ft 11 sec 302° --- --- 50.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.9 ft 12 sec 291° --- --- 51.3 °F Newport PWS North   7.5 ft 12 sec 300° --- --- 51.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   7.2 ft 11 sec 306° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   7.9 ft 11 sec 300° --- --- 51.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   6.2 ft 12 sec 295° --- --- 52.2 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.9 ft 12 sec 315° --- --- 53.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 220° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- 321° 4-8 kt 300° 54.5 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.2 ft 12 sec 309° --- --- 52.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 350° 50.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 190° 57.4 °F Point Reyes, CA   9.2 ft 13 sec 304° --- --- 51.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.2 ft 10 sec 279° --- --- 56.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   5.6 ft 11 sec 282° 14-16 kt 320° --- HALF MOON BAY   6.2 ft 11 sec --- 14-16 kt 320° 55.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.6 ft 11 sec 298° --- --- 55.0 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 17 kt 260° 55.0 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 346° --- --- 59.2 °F Point Sur, CA   6.9 ft 11 sec 314° --- --- 55.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 340° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.3 ft 8 sec 296° --- --- 60.1 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 327° --- --- 58.1 °F Harvest, CA   6.2 ft 8 sec 312° --- --- 60.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-14 kt 280° 61.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 273° 4-6 kt 220° 62.1 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 202° --- --- 64.6 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.0 ft 20 sec 223° --- --- 64.4 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 189° --- --- 61.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 240° 63.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 192° --- --- 63.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 270° 60.8 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 160° --- --- 65.3 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 8 sec 271° --- --- 65.5 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 211° --- --- 67.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 66.6 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 214° --- --- 66.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 11 sec 305° --- --- 63.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 20 sec --- --- --- 67.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 20 sec 237° --- --- 67.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 20 sec 247° --- --- 67.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 201° --- --- 66.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 8 sec 282° --- --- 68.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 206° --- --- 66.7 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 20 sec 243° --- --- 66.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 20 sec 221° --- --- 66.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 230° 65.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 240° 64.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-23 kt 50° 72.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 30° 72.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 40° 74.1 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.6 ft 10 sec 16° --- --- 77.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 60° 75.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.6 ft 6 sec 14° --- --- 75.9 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.9 ft 9 sec 16° --- --- 77.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 14 sec 248° --- --- 77.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 14 sec 174° --- --- 77.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.6 ft 10 sec 12° --- --- 75.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec 273° --- --- 76.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.2 ft 10 sec 8° --- --- 77.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 100° 79.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 20° 79.3 °F Ipan, Guam   5.9 ft 10 sec 69° --- --- 81.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 11 sec 120° --- --- 86.9 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 13 sec 339° --- --- 86.5 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Monterey 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Santa Cruz Region WEST CALIFORNIA (NOAA 46059) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Point Reyes (CDIP 029) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 HALF MOON BAY (NOAA 46012) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 West Monterey Bay (NOAA 46114) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Outer Monterey Canyon Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Outer Monterey Canyon buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

San Francisco Monterey West Monterey Bay Swell Direction  (buoy 185) swell direction details West Monterey Bay buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Cruz Swell Model Santa Cruz swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Cruz Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Offshore Wave Height Forecast Offshore wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KMTR 232149 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 249 PM 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 249 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Moderate north to north-northwest winds continue this afternoon and will decrease to gentle winds Tuesday. Conditions will deteriorate through the day Wednesday as a strong to near gale force northerly breeze develops and continues through Thursday. Very rough seas of 12-17 feet build in response to these winds for exposed waters by Thursday morning. Winds should become fresh to strong late Thursday, with moderate to fresh winds anticipated for Friday. Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 249 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 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 12 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 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. WED N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. WED NIGHT N wind around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. THU N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: N 15 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 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 249 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds. THU N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 15 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 and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 249 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and 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: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. WED NW wind around 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. THU N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, backing to NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 249 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... TONIGHT N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. TUE N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. WED N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas around 9 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. THU N wind 25 to 30 kt, backing to NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 249 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 249 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 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 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 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 and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 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 1.2 kt at 08:55 PM Monday and 3.8 kt at 08:16 AM Tuesday. Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 249 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. THU N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 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 and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 249 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. WED N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 249 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. TUE SW wind 5 to 10 kt. 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. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. FRI N wind around 5 kt. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. SAT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. SAT NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 249 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. .TUE...SE 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. .WED NIGHT...W wind around 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. .SAT...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Monterey Bay- 249 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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