Santa Cruz Surf Report

San Francisco Santa Cruz Monterey San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Ventura/Oxnard Los Angeles Orange County San Diego Kauai Oahu Maui Big Island
 
Thursday, March 26th, 3:00pm PDT
Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp
Lower Cook Inlet
 
2.0 ft 3 sec 347° --- --- 36.0 °F
Ocean Station PAPA
 
8.2 ft 9 sec 279° --- --- 41.9 °F
Backyard Buoys
 
6.2 ft 9 sec 269° --- --- ---
Grays Harbor, WA
 
6.6 ft 11 sec 274° --- --- 50.7 °F
Clatsop Spit, OR
 
6.2 ft 10 sec 259° --- --- 49.6 °F
Astoria Canyon, OR
 
6.6 ft 9 sec 281° --- --- 51.1 °F
Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR
 
7.5 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 50.5 °F
Newport PWS North
 
7.9 ft 11 sec 299° --- --- 51.6 °F
Yaquina Channel SW, OR
 
7.9 ft 12 sec 286° --- --- ---
Newport PWS South, OR
 
8.2 ft 11 sec 298° --- --- 51.3 °F
UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR
 
7.2 ft 11 sec 289° --- --- 52.0 °F
Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA
 
8.9 ft 8 sec 318° --- --- 52.9 °F
SOUTHEAST PAPA
 
--- --- --- 6-8 kt 140° ---
EEL RIVER
 
--- --- --- 23-27 kt 350° 54.0 °F
Cape Mendocino, CA
 
10.8 ft 9 sec 319° --- --- 48.7 °F
PT ARENA
 
--- --- --- 19-23 kt 340° 49.6 °F
BODEGA BAY
 
--- --- --- 14-17 kt 320° ---
WEST CALIFORNIA
 
--- --- --- 19-25 kt 30° 57.0 °F
Point Reyes, CA
 
12.1 ft 10 sec 315° --- --- 50.5 °F
San Francisco Bar, CA
 
6.2 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 57.6 °F
SAN FRANCISCO
 
--- --- --- 16-17 kt 320° 52.9 °F
HALF MOON BAY
 
8.2 ft 10 sec --- 17-21 kt 310° 54.3 °F
Monterey Canyon Outer, CA
 
8.2 ft 11 sec 294° --- --- 55.8 °F
MBM1
 
--- --- --- 12 kt 260° 54.9 °F
Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA
 
5.6 ft 10 sec 345° --- --- 56.8 °F
Point Sur, CA
 
11.2 ft 11 sec 314° --- --- 54.7 °F
CAPE SAN MARTIN
 
--- --- --- 16-21 kt 330° ---
Diablo Canyon, CA
 
7.2 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 63.1 °F
SANTA MARIA
 
--- --- --- 21-25 kt 320° ---
Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA
 
10.2 ft 11 sec 317° --- --- 57.2 °F
Harvest, CA
 
10.5 ft 10 sec 313° --- --- 59.9 °F
WEST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 17-23 kt 300° 60.4 °F
EAST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 8-10 kt 260° 63.0 °F
Topanga Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 15 sec 216° --- --- 64.6 °F
Santa Monica Bay, CA
 
3.0 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- 63.7 °F
Santa Cruz Basin, CA
 
3.9 ft 9 sec 295° --- --- 62.2 °F
Santa Monica Basin
 
--- --- --- 10-12 kt 270° 62.2 °F
Long Beach Channel, CA
 
3.0 ft 15 sec 199° --- --- 63.5 °F
SOUTH SANTA ROSA
 
--- --- --- 14-17 kt 300° 59.9 °F
San Pedro, CA
 
3.0 ft 8 sec 274° --- --- 64.2 °F
San Pedro South, CA
 
3.0 ft 8 sec 269° --- --- 64.4 °F
Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 15 sec 214° --- --- 66.7 °F
Green Beach Offshore, CA
 
3.0 ft 7 sec 281° --- --- 66.4 °F
Red Beach Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 15 sec 224° --- --- 65.8 °F
San Nicolas Island, CA
 
7.5 ft 9 sec 319° --- --- 61.2 °F
Oceanside Offshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 15 sec 201° --- --- 67.3 °F
Leucadia Nearshore, CA
 
2.0 ft 15 sec 239° --- --- 66.9 °F
Del Mar Nearshore, CA
 
2.0 ft 15 sec 235° --- --- 66.9 °F
Torrey Pines Outer, CA
 
2.3 ft 15 sec 228° --- --- 68.0 °F
SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA
 
2.0 ft 8 sec 285° --- --- 69.8 °F
Mission Bay West, CA
 
3.3 ft 14 sec 226° --- --- 67.6 °F
Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA
 
2.0 ft 15 sec 249° --- --- 66.0 °F
Point Loma South, CA
 
2.6 ft 15 sec 225° --- --- 67.5 °F
SAN CLEMENTE BASIN
 
--- --- --- 8-10 kt 300° 66.7 °F
TANNER BANK
 
--- --- --- 14-17 kt 340° 63.0 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 16-19 kt 30° 73.0 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
--- --- --- 17-19 kt 30° 73.2 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 12-14 kt 10° 74.1 °F
Hanalei, Kauai, HI
 
7.2 ft 14 sec 317° --- --- 75.9 °F
WHOTS
 
--- --- --- 8 kt 50° 75.9 °F
Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI
 
6.9 ft 9 sec 48° --- --- 75.2 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
7.2 ft 10 sec 39° --- --- 76.5 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
2.6 ft 15 sec 303° --- --- 77.5 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
1.3 ft 13 sec 163° --- --- 76.5 °F
Pauwela, Maui, HI
 
7.5 ft 10 sec 17° --- --- 75.4 °F
Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI
 
2.3 ft 13 sec 176° --- --- 77.0 °F
Hilo, Hawaii, HI
 
6.9 ft 11 sec 17° --- --- 76.8 °F
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 14-17 kt 10° 78.8 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 8-12 kt 350° 77.7 °F
Tanapag, Saipan, NMI
 
4.3 ft 10 sec 29° --- --- 81.5 °F
Ipan, Guam
 
3.6 ft 8 sec 72° --- --- 81.1 °F
Aunuu, American Samoa
 
7.2 ft 11 sec 154° --- --- 86.2 °F
King-Poloa, American Samoa
 
6.6 ft 10 sec 170° --- --- 86.0 °F
Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 

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Santa Cruz tide chart
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FZUS56 KMTR 261542 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 842 AM PDT Thu Mar 26 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 842 AM PDT Thu Mar 26 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Northern outer waters will continue to see northwesterly gales through the remainder of today and begin to gradually ease this evening. Rough seas will persist today, especially over the outer waters but also begin to ease later tonight into Friday. Relatively light onshore winds develop Friday into the weekend, with weather expected to develop through the middle of next week.




Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
842 AM PDT Thu Mar 26 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

TODAY
N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt late. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft, subsiding to 11 to 14 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: N 14 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

TONIGHT
N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

FRI
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

FRI NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

SAT
N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.

SUN
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

MON
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.

MON NIGHT
NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.




Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
842 AM PDT Thu Mar 26 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

TODAY
N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, backing to NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

FRI
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 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 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.

SUN
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

MON
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain.




Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
842 AM PDT Thu Mar 26 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

TODAY
NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt this morning. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

FRI
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

FRI NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

SAT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.

SUN
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.

MON
NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.




Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
842 AM PDT Thu Mar 26 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

TODAY
NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt early this morning. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

FRI
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

FRI NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

SAT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.

SUN
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

MON
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.




Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM-
842 AM PDT Thu Mar 26 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

TODAY
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt early this morning. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.

FRI
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.

FRI NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

SAT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. 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.

SUN
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.

MON
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.




Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM-
842 AM PDT Thu Mar 26 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

TODAY
NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning and early afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.

FRI
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 4 ft at 10 seconds.

SAT
W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.

SUN
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 9 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

MON
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....
IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 6 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 2.5 kt at 10:27 AM Thursday and 1.3 kt at 12:41 AM Friday.




Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM-
842 AM PDT Thu Mar 26 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

TODAY
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.

FRI
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 10 seconds.

SAT
N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.

SUN
N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.

MON
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.




Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM-
842 AM PDT Thu Mar 26 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

TODAY
NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.

FRI
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

SAT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.

SUN
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.

MON
N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.




San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 842 AM PDT Thu Mar 26 2026

TODAY
SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late this morning and afternoon.

TONIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.

FRI
SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the afternoon.

FRI NIGHT
SW wind around 5 kt.

SAT
SW wind around 5 kt.

SAT NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt.

SUN
W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.

SUN NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt.

MON
SW wind 5 to 10 kt.

MON NIGHT
SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight.




San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 842 AM PDT Thu Mar 26 2026

TODAY
W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming W 10 to 15 kt late.

TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after midnight.

FRI
SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon.

FRI NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight.

SAT
W wind around 5 kt.

SAT NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.

SUN
W wind around 5 kt.

SUN NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.

MON
SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.

MON NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain after midnight.




Monterey Bay- 842 AM PDT Thu Mar 26 2026 .TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW late this morning, then becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 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. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.




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