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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
840 am pst fri jan 23 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


pzz530-240515-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
840 am pst fri jan 23 2026

.today...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw early this afternoon,
backing to sw late. areas of dense fog this morning, then patchy
fog early this afternoon. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight.
patchy fog. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.sat night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.mon...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.tue night...e wind around 5 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
840 am pst fri jan 23 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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coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
840 am pst fri jan 23 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw late. seas 4 to 6 ft.
wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 12 seconds.
patchy dense fog this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to n after midnight. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 7 seconds and w 5 ft at
10 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sun night...e wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...e wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the afternoon.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...e wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 13 seconds and w 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 7 seconds and w 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...se wind around 5 kt. seas around 2 ft or less, then
around 3 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and
w 2 ft at 14 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
2.5 kt at 07:18 pm friday and 2.5 kt at 08:03 am saturday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
840 am pst fri jan 23 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


pzz560-240515-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
840 am pst fri jan 23 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
13 seconds. patchy fog until late afternoon. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to e after midnight. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...e wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. 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 around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to e after midnight.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...e wind around 5 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 around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
sw 2 ft at 8 seconds and w 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
840 am pst fri jan 23 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


pzz570-240515-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
840 am pst fri jan 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...n wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 8 to
11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
11 seconds. patchy dense fog early this morning. 
.tonight...n wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the evening.
seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 7 seconds and nw 10 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 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 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 14 seconds. 
.mon...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.mon night...se wind around 10 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
s 3 ft at 10 seconds and w 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 5 seconds and w 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 5 seconds and w 4 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
840 am pst fri jan 23 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


pzz575-240515-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
840 am pst fri jan 23 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 12 seconds. patchy dense fog late this morning. 
.tonight...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 6 seconds and
nw 9 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 9 seconds and nw 7 ft at
10 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 around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...se wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.mon night...e wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 12 seconds and w 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.tue...se wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 6 seconds and w 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 5 seconds and w 3 ft at 14 seconds.  

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