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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
856 am pst sun jan 4 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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san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
856 am pst sun jan 4 2026

.today...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt late. showers
with a slight chance of tstms early this morning, then showers
late this morning and afternoon.
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. showers likely. 
.mon...se wind 15 to 20 kt. showers.
.mon night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. showers likely, mainly in the
evening. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt. a slight chance of showers in the
morning. 
.tue night...w wind around 5 kt. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu night...n wind 5 to 10 kt.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
856 am pst sun jan 4 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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coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
856 am pst sun jan 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through monday afternoon...

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: w
11 ft at 14 seconds and sw 8 ft at 14 seconds. showers. a slight
chance of tstms late this morning. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft after midnight.
wave detail: sw 3 ft at 9 seconds and w 9 ft at 11 seconds.
showers in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of
tstms after midnight. 
.mon...s wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and w
8 ft at 11 seconds. showers.
.mon night...e wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: s
5 ft at 7 seconds and nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. showers likely,
mainly in the evening. 
.tue...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 7 seconds and nw 6 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of showers, mainly in the morning. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 7 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.wed...nw wind around 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 9 seconds and w
7 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
sw 4 ft at 14 seconds and nw 10 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of
showers. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 10 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 10 seconds and
nw 10 ft at 15 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
856 am pst sun jan 4 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


pzz545-050515-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
856 am pst sun jan 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through monday afternoon...

.today...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 14 seconds and sw 7 ft at 14 seconds. showers with a
slight chance of tstms this morning, then showers this afternoon.
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
wave detail: sw 3 ft at 8 seconds and w 8 ft at 12 seconds.
showers.
.mon...s wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and w
6 ft at 10 seconds. showers.
.mon night...se wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 7 seconds and nw
6 ft at 11 seconds. showers likely, mainly in the evening. 
.tue...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
7 seconds and w 6 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of showers in
the morning. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 7 seconds and w 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 9 seconds and
nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
wave detail: sw 3 ft at 6 seconds and nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and nw 8 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 8 ft at 16 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 6 to 8 feet at 11 
seconds. 

across the bar...mixed seas of 8 to 10 feet at 11 seconds. maximum
ebb current of 3.7 kt at 04:43 pm sunday and 1.7 kt at 05:52 am
monday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
856 am pst sun jan 4 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


pzz560-050515-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
856 am pst sun jan 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through monday evening...

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

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
856 am pst sun jan 4 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


pzz570-050515-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
856 am pst sun jan 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through monday morning...

.today...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 13 to 15 ft, subsiding to 10 to
13 ft this afternoon. wave detail: sw 9 ft at 12 seconds and w
12 ft at 14 seconds. showers likely early this morning, then a
chance of showers late this morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 9 seconds and w 10 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of
tstms. showers.
.mon...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft
at 7 seconds and w 9 ft at 11 seconds. showers with a slight
chance of tstms in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...ne wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s
6 ft at 7 seconds and nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers.
.tue...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 7 seconds and nw 8 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of showers, mainly in the morning. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 7 seconds and nw 7 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers.
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to
10 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 11 seconds and s
3 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft, building to
11 to 13 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 12 ft at 17 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.thu...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 12 to 14 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and nw 14 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 11 to 14 ft. wave detail:
sw 4 ft at 13 seconds and nw 14 ft at 16 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
856 am pst sun jan 4 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


pzz575-050515-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
856 am pst sun jan 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...
...small craft advisory in effect from monday morning through
monday evening...

.today...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to w this afternoon. seas
12 to 13 ft, subsiding to 10 to 13 ft this afternoon. wave
detail: sw 8 ft at 14 seconds and w 12 ft at 15 seconds. showers
with a slight chance of tstms this morning, then showers this
afternoon. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft after midnight.
wave detail: s 3 ft at 8 seconds and w 10 ft at 12 seconds.
showers.
.mon...s wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at
7 seconds and w 9 ft at 11 seconds. showers in the morning, then
showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.mon night...se wind around 15 kt, backing to e after midnight.
seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and w 8 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.tue...e wind around 10 kt, backing to ne in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 7 seconds and nw 8 ft at
12 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.tue night...n wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 7 seconds and nw 6 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 11 seconds and s 4 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 8 seconds and
nw 11 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...n wind around 20 kt. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 14 seconds and nw 12 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 14 seconds and nw 12 ft at 16 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$