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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
301 am pst tue jan 27 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


pzz530-272330-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
301 am pst tue jan 27 2026

.today...e wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt early this
afternoon, veering to s late. a chance of rain late. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to w after midnight. a
chance of rain. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...n wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...ne wind around 5 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
301 am pst tue jan 27 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


pzz540-272330-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
301 am pst tue jan 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...
...small craft advisory in effect from thursday morning through
late thursday night...

.today...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft
at 6 seconds and w 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain until
late afternoon, then rain likely late. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 8 seconds and w
4 ft at 14 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 12 seconds and w 8 ft at
13 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 7 to
10 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 9 ft at 15 seconds and s
3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w 11 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w
10 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail:
w 8 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to se in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 14 seconds and w 8 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
301 am pst tue jan 27 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


pzz545-272330-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
301 am pst tue jan 27 2026

.today...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 5 seconds and w 3 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain
until late afternoon, then rain likely late. 
.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and w
4 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 10 seconds and
w 6 ft at 13 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 14 seconds and w 7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at
15 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.thu night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 15 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at
14 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 14 seconds and w 7 ft at 16 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 15 
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
3.2 kt at 10:43 am tuesday and 1.0 kt at 11:59 pm tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
301 am pst tue jan 27 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


pzz560-272330-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
301 am pst tue jan 27 2026

.today...se wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to s this afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and w 3 ft at
15 seconds. a slight chance of rain late. 
.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and w
4 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 12 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 13 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at
17 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 15 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at
14 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 13 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 14 seconds and w 7 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
301 am pst tue jan 27 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


pzz570-272330-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
301 am pst tue jan 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...
...small craft advisory in effect from late wednesday night
through late thursday night...

.today...se wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming s
15 to 20 kt late. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at
7 seconds and nw 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain this
morning, then rain likely early this afternoon. a chance of rain
late. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 11 seconds and
nw 8 ft at 17 seconds. a chance of rain, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 12 seconds and w 9 ft at
13 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 9 to
12 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 12 ft at 15 seconds and s
4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
10 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft in the afternoon. wave
detail: nw 12 ft at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to
9 to 11 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 12 ft at 15 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at
16 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to se in the afternoon. seas
around 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...sw wind around 10 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail:
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds and w 9 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain.
 

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
301 am pst tue jan 27 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


pzz575-272330-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
301 am pst tue jan 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from thursday morning through
late thursday night...

.today...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 5 seconds and w 3 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of rain
until late afternoon, then a chance of rain late. 
.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
wave detail: s 5 ft at 11 seconds and w 6 ft at 14 seconds. a
chance of rain. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 13 seconds and
w 8 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 14 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft in the afternoon. wave
detail: w 11 ft at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: w
11 ft at 15 seconds and sw 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at
14 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 14 seconds and w 8 ft at 16 seconds.  

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