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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am pst sat jan 24 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


pzz530-250515-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
852 am pst sat jan 24 2026

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt early this
afternoon, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. 
.tonight...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. patchy dense fog after midnight. 
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.sun night...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.mon...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.tue...e wind around 5 kt. patchy fog in the morning. 
.tue night...e wind around 5 kt. a chance of rain after midnight.
.wed...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. patchy fog in the morning. a chance of
rain. 
.wed night...n wind around 5 kt. a chance of rain in the evening.
patchy fog after midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am pst sat jan 24 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-
852 am pst sat jan 24 2026

.today...e wind around 5 kt, backing to w this afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 14 seconds. 
.sun...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...e wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...e wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon night...e wind around 5 kt. seas around 2 ft or less. wave
detail: w 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...s wind around 5 kt, backing to e after midnight.
seas around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 13 seconds and w 3 ft at
13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 14 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening.  

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
852 am pst sat jan 24 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


pzz540-250515-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
852 am pst sat jan 24 2026

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n late this morning, then
becoming nw 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave
detail: sw 2 ft at 7 seconds and nw 6 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 12 seconds and
w 5 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...e wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 12 seconds and
w 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...e wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and
w 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 5 seconds and w 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 5 seconds and w 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 5 seconds and w 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 11 seconds and
w 4 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...e wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 6 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 14 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am pst sat jan 24 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


pzz545-250515-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
852 am pst sat jan 24 2026

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, backing to nw late. seas 4 to 6 ft.
wave detail: sw 2 ft at 8 seconds and w 5 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 11 seconds and
w 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...e wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...e wind 5 to 10 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: nw 2 ft
at 12 seconds. 
.mon night...e wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 5 seconds and w 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 14 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 9 
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
1.9 kt at 08:16 pm saturday and 2.8 kt at 08:52 am sunday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am pst sat jan 24 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


pzz560-250515-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
852 am pst sat jan 24 2026

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw this afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 11 seconds and w 5 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tonight...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to e after midnight. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...se wind 5 to 10 kt. 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 s in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon night...e wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
sw 2 ft at 10 seconds and w 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 10 seconds and w 3 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tue night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.wed...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail:
sw 5 ft at 14 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain.
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 14 seconds and sw 4 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am pst sat jan 24 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


pzz570-250515-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
852 am pst sat jan 24 2026

.today...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 7 seconds and nw 9 ft at
8 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
n 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 5 seconds and nw 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 5 seconds and nw 3 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.tue...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft
at 5 seconds and w 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue night...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
6 ft at 7 seconds and w 4 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.wed...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 11 seconds and w 8 ft at 15 seconds. rain likely, mainly in
the morning. 
.wed night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 10 ft at 15 seconds and
s 3 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
852 am pst sat jan 24 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


pzz575-250515-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
852 am pst sat jan 24 2026

.today...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 8 seconds and nw 8 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 9 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 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
7 seconds and w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 7 seconds and w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
5 seconds and w 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 3 ft at 13 seconds and
nw 5 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...se wind around 10 kt, backing to ne in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 14 seconds and s 3 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w
10 ft at 15 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening.  

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