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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 am pst wed jan 21 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


pzz530-212330-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
216 am pst wed jan 21 2026

.today...ne wind around 5 kt. widespread dense fog early this
morning. areas of dense fog late this morning. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
areas of dense fog in the evening. widespread dense fog after
midnight. 
.thu...sw wind around 5 kt. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.thu night...sw wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.fri night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.sun night...ne wind around 5 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 am pst wed jan 21 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


pzz535-212330-
monterey bay-
216 am pst wed jan 21 2026

.today...se wind around 5 kt, veering to sw late this morning and
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 14 seconds. a
slight chance of rain late. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to w after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of
rain. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
w 3 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...e wind around 5 kt, veering to sw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to e after midnight.
seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. wave
detail: w 2 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
216 am pst wed jan 21 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


pzz540-212330-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
216 am pst wed jan 21 2026

.today...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw this afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog this
morning. 
.tonight...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
13 seconds. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 13 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds.
patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...se wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 12 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 am pst wed jan 21 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


pzz545-212330-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
216 am pst wed jan 21 2026

.today...e wind around 5 kt, veering to s this afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
rain late. 
.tonight...s wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
9 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
11 seconds. 
.sat night...ne wind around 5 kt. 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 3 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sun night...e wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 12 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 18 
seconds.

across the bar...mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 18 seconds. maximum
ebb current of 1.7 kt at 06:07 am wednesday and 3.2 kt at 05:52 pm
wednesday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 am pst wed jan 21 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


pzz560-212330-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
216 am pst wed jan 21 2026

.today...s wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain late. 
.tonight...s wind around 5 kt, veering to sw after midnight. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of
rain. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 15 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...e wind around 5 kt, veering to 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.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 am pst wed jan 21 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


pzz570-212330-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
216 am pst wed jan 21 2026

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 14 seconds. patchy fog this morning. 
.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 12 seconds. patchy dense fog in the evening. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 10 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 8 to
11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...se wind around 5 kt. seas 3 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 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
216 am pst wed jan 21 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


pzz575-212330-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
216 am pst wed jan 21 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming around 5 kt this afternoon.
seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 14 seconds. a slight
chance of rain late this morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 14 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...se wind around 5 kt. seas 3 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.  

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