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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
804 pm pst fri jan 30 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


pzz530-311630-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
804 pm pst fri jan 30 2026

.tonight...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight. 
.tue...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.wed...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
804 pm pst fri jan 30 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


pzz535-311630-
monterey bay-
804 pm pst fri jan 30 2026

.tonight...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...e wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...se wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne after midnight. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 14 seconds and
w 7 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 14 seconds and w 8 ft at
17 seconds. 
.mon...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 14 seconds and
w 8 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 12 seconds and w 7 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...ne wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds and s
2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n in the afternoon. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 13 seconds and w 4 ft at
16 seconds. 
.wed night...ne wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 16 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
804 pm pst fri jan 30 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


pzz540-311630-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
804 pm pst fri jan 30 2026

.tonight...n wind around 5 kt, veering to e late. seas 5 to 8 ft.
wave detail: w 7 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: w 10 ft at 16 seconds. a slight chance of
rain in the morning. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail:
sw 4 ft at 14 seconds and w 11 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 11 seconds
and w 10 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 13 seconds and w 9 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tue...e wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 13 seconds and w 7 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
804 pm pst fri jan 30 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


pzz545-311630-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
804 pm pst fri jan 30 2026

.tonight...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sat night...n 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. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 15 seconds and
w 8 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail:
sw 4 ft at 13 seconds and w 9 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 10 seconds and w 9 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at
13 seconds. 
.tue night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 11 seconds and w 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 9 seconds and w 5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 10 seconds and w 6 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 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
1.6 kt at 02:50 am saturday and 3.3 kt at 02:49 pm saturday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
804 pm pst fri jan 30 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


pzz560-311630-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
804 pm pst fri jan 30 2026

.tonight...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...e wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 14 seconds and w 7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 14 seconds and
w 9 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w
10 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft
at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to n around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 10 seconds and
w 5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
804 pm pst fri jan 30 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


pzz570-311630-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
804 pm pst fri jan 30 2026

.tonight...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to e late. seas 7 to
8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
7 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 4 ft at 14 seconds and w 12 ft at
16 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 11 to 12 ft. wave detail:
sw 4 ft at 14 seconds and w 12 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 9 seconds
and w 12 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...n wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at
13 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...e wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
15 seconds and w 8 ft at 16 seconds.
.wed night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
804 pm pst fri jan 30 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


pzz575-311630-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
804 pm pst fri jan 30 2026

.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 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
2 ft at 14 seconds and w 8 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 3 ft at 14 seconds and w 11 ft at
16 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 14 seconds and w 12 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 9 seconds
and w 12 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 13 seconds and
w 11 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: w 8 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.wed...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 12 seconds and w 7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 15 seconds.  

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