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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
816 pm pst sat jan 31 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


pzz530-011715-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
816 pm pst sat jan 31 2026

.tonight...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw after midnight.
patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight.
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. patchy
fog in the morning. 
.sun night...nw 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 around 5 kt. 
.thu...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.thu night...ne wind around 5 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
816 pm pst sat jan 31 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-
816 pm pst sat jan 31 2026

.tonight...w wind around 5 kt, veering to ne late this evening,
backing to n after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 14 seconds and
w 7 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
wave detail: s 2 ft at 13 seconds and w 8 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail:
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds and w 8 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: 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: s 2 ft at 12 seconds and w 5 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
sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n in the afternoon. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 14 seconds and w 4 ft at
15 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 15 seconds. 
.thu...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 14 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. wave
detail: w 7 ft at 14 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
816 pm pst sat jan 31 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


pzz540-011715-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
816 pm pst sat jan 31 2026

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

.tonight...n wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog late this evening and overnight. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 14 seconds
and w 10 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.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, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to n after midnight.
seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 13 seconds and w 9 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 12 seconds and w 7 ft at
13 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 13 seconds and w 7 ft at
15 seconds. 
.wed night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 13 seconds and w 7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 13 seconds and w 7 ft at
14 seconds. 
.thu night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
sw 4 ft at 14 seconds and w 9 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
816 pm pst sat jan 31 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


pzz545-011715-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
816 pm pst sat jan 31 2026

.tonight...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 13 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 4 ft at 13 seconds and w 8 ft at
16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 14 seconds and
w 9 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 14 seconds and w 9 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
12 seconds and w 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.tue night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 9 seconds and w 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
11 seconds and w 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.wed night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 12 seconds and w 6 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 12 seconds and w 6 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 13 seconds and w 8 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
1.9 kt at 03:47 am sunday and 3.3 kt at 03:58 pm sunday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
816 pm pst sat jan 31 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


pzz560-011715-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
816 pm pst sat jan 31 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from sunday evening through
monday afternoon...

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 14 seconds and
w 9 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft
at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 12 seconds and 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 sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 14 seconds and w 6 ft at
15 seconds. 
.wed night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...e wind around 5 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 13 seconds and w 7 ft at
14 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 14 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
816 pm pst sat jan 31 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


pzz570-011715-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
816 pm pst sat jan 31 2026

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

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

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
816 pm pst sat jan 31 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


pzz575-011715-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
816 pm pst sat jan 31 2026

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

.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 14 seconds and w 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 14 seconds
and w 10 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: w
12 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: 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 10 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
12 seconds and 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: s 2 ft at
15 seconds and w 7 ft at 17 seconds.
.wed night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 13 seconds and w 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.thu night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 14 seconds and w 10 ft at 16 seconds.  

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