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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
809 pm pst thu jan 15 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


pzz530-161630-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
809 pm pst thu jan 15 2026

.tonight...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...ne wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.sun night...n wind around 5 kt. 
.martin luther king jr day...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.tue night...n wind around 5 kt.  

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fzus56 kmtr 160409
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
809 pm pst thu jan 15 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


pzz535-161630-
monterey bay-
809 pm pst thu jan 15 2026

.tonight...s wind around 5 kt, backing to e around 5 kt late this
evening and overnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at
13 seconds and w 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
w 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 13 seconds and w 3 ft at
14 seconds. 
.martin luther king jr day...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in
the afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.mon night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds.  

locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


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fzus56 kmtr 160409
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
809 pm pst thu jan 15 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


pzz540-161630-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
809 pm pst thu jan 15 2026

.tonight...e wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
13 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.martin luther king jr day...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft.
wave detail: w 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
809 pm pst thu jan 15 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


pzz545-161630-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
809 pm pst thu jan 15 2026

.tonight...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
13 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.martin luther king jr day...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.
wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
11 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 12 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 15 
seconds...decreasing to 4 to 6 feet at 13 seconds late monday
night. 

across the bar...mixed seas of 9 to 12 feet at 15
seconds...decreasing to 7 to 10 feet at 13 seconds late monday
night. maximum ebb current of 1.0 kt at 02:38 am friday and 2.6 kt
at 02:18 pm friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
809 pm pst thu jan 15 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


pzz560-161630-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
809 pm pst thu jan 15 2026

.tonight...s wind around 5 kt, backing to ne around 5 kt late
this evening and early morning, backing to n around 5 kt late.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 11 seconds and w 5 ft at
14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
13 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to n around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 12 seconds and w 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.martin luther king jr day...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 4 ft.
wave detail: w 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 160409
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
809 pm pst thu jan 15 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


pzz570-161630-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
809 pm pst thu jan 15 2026

.tonight...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to se late. seas 5 to 8 ft.
wave detail: nw 7 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...s wind around 5 kt, veering to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy dense fog. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.martin luther king jr day...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft.
wave detail: nw 6 ft at 6 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail:
w 6 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 160409
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
809 pm pst thu jan 15 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


pzz575-161630-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
809 pm pst thu jan 15 2026

.tonight...se wind around 5 kt, veering to w after midnight. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 14 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
13 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
7 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.martin luther king jr day...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft.
wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
8 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 14 seconds.  

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