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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 pm 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


pzz530-051715-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
842 pm pst sun jan 4 2026

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt after
midnight, then becoming se 15 to 20 kt late. a chance of rain
until early morning, then rain late. 
.mon...se wind 15 to 20 kt. rain likely. 
.mon night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. a chance of rain. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt. a slight chance of rain. 
.tue night...w wind around 5 kt. a slight chance of rain after
midnight. 
.wed...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 pm 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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monterey bay-
842 pm pst sun jan 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 am pst monday through
monday evening...

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s after midnight,
rising to 15 to 20 kt late. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon...se wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming s 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
11 seconds and sw 4 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.mon night...se wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 8 seconds and w
4 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 10 seconds and w 4 ft at
11 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.tue night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 9 seconds and w 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 10 seconds and w 5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 8 seconds and nw 5 ft at 13 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
842 pm 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


pzz540-051715-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
842 pm pst sun jan 4 2026

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

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


pzz545-051715-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
842 pm pst sun jan 4 2026

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

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

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 12 
seconds. 

across the bar...mixed seas of 5 to 8 feet at 12 seconds. maximum
ebb current of 1.7 kt at 05:52 am monday and 3.5 kt at 05:44 pm 
monday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 pm 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


pzz560-051715-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
842 pm pst sun jan 4 2026

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

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

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
842 pm 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


pzz570-051715-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
842 pm pst sun jan 4 2026

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

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


pzz575-051715-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
842 pm pst sun jan 4 2026

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

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

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