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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
301 pm pst mon jan 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


pzz530-271130-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
301 pm pst mon jan 26 2026

.tonight...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.tue...e wind around 5 kt, veering to se in the afternoon. rain
likely in the afternoon. 
.tue night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. rain likely, mainly in the
evening. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
301 pm pst mon jan 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


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monterey bay-
301 pm pst mon jan 26 2026

.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to e late this evening
and early morning, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. seas around 2 ft or
less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. wave
detail: sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and w 2 ft at 14 seconds. a chance
of rain in the afternoon. 
.tue night...s wind around 5 kt, backing to e after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and w 3 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 14 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 15 seconds and sw 3 ft at
16 seconds. 
.thu night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 15 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 14 seconds and sw 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 6 seconds and w 4 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 5 seconds and w 4 ft at 11 seconds.  

locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
301 pm pst mon jan 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


pzz540-271130-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
301 pm pst mon jan 26 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through
tuesday evening...

.tonight...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and w 3 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
rain late. 
.tue...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 6 seconds and w 3 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.tue night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 6 ft at 17 seconds. rain, mainly in the evening. 
.wed...e wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 14 seconds and s 3 ft at
14 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. 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 10 ft at 15 seconds and s 4 ft at
17 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w
10 ft at 15 seconds and s 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 13 seconds and sw 4 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
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 sw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds and w 7 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and w 6 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 pm pst mon jan 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


pzz545-271130-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
301 pm pst mon jan 26 2026

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

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 17 
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
1.1 kt at 10:46 pm monday and 3.2 kt at 10:43 am tuesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
301 pm pst mon jan 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


pzz560-271130-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
301 pm pst mon jan 26 2026

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

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
301 pm pst mon jan 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


pzz570-271130-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
301 pm pst mon jan 26 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 9 pm pst this evening
through tuesday evening...

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


pzz575-271130-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
301 pm pst mon jan 26 2026

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

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