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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
222 pm pst wed jan 21 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


pzz530-221115-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
222 pm pst wed jan 21 2026

.tonight...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw late this evening
and overnight. areas of dense fog late this evening. widespread
dense fog after midnight. 
.thu...sw wind around 5 kt. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.thu night...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.sun night...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.mon...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...ne wind around 5 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
222 pm pst wed jan 21 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


pzz535-221115-
monterey bay-
222 pm pst wed jan 21 2026

.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight,
backing to nw late. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
13 seconds. scattered sprinkles early this evening, then a slight
chance of rain late this evening and overnight. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 9 seconds and w 3 ft at
12 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
w 3 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to ne around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...e wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
w 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...e wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to e around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at
12 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
222 pm pst wed jan 21 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


pzz540-221115-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
222 pm pst wed jan 21 2026

.tonight...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 13 seconds.
patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds.
patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.fri night...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to e after midnight.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...se wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
222 pm pst wed jan 21 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


pzz545-221115-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
222 pm pst wed jan 21 2026

.tonight...se wind around 5 kt, veering to w late. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.thu...w wind around 5 kt, veering to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
11 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sun night...e wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
2 ft at 13 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 14 
seconds.

across the bar...mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 14 seconds. maximum
ebb current of 3.2 kt at 05:52 pm wednesday and 2.0 kt at 06:41 am
thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
222 pm pst wed jan 21 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


pzz560-221115-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
222 pm pst wed jan 21 2026

.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 13 seconds. scattered
sprinkles early this evening, then a slight chance of rain late
this evening and overnight. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 9 seconds
and w 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 15 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sat night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...e wind around 5 kt, veering to se around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...se wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
w 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...e wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to e around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 13 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
222 pm pst wed jan 21 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


pzz570-221115-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
222 pm pst wed jan 21 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from thursday afternoon through
friday evening...

.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 12 seconds. patchy dense fog late this evening. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...se wind around 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
222 pm pst wed jan 21 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


pzz575-221115-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
222 pm pst wed jan 21 2026

.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 seconds. scattered showers early this evening, then a
slight chance of rain late this evening and overnight. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 8 seconds and w 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 14 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...se wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...se wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...se wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...e wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 14 seconds.  

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