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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
218 am pst wed jan 28 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


pzz530-282330-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
218 am pst wed jan 28 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt. 
.tonight...n wind around 5 kt. patchy dense fog after midnight. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.thu night...n wind around 5 kt. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.fri night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.sun...s wind around 5 kt, veering to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
218 am pst wed jan 28 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


pzz535-282330-
monterey bay-
218 am pst wed jan 28 2026

.today...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw early this afternoon,
rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.thu...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 15 seconds and sw 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.thu night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 15 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 14 seconds and sw 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat night...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to e after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 15 seconds and w 6 ft at
16 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 15 seconds and w 6 ft at 16 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
218 am pst wed jan 28 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


pzz540-282330-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
218 am pst wed jan 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from thursday morning through
late thursday night...

.today...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw this afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 12 seconds and w 7 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight. seas
6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: w
9 ft at 15 seconds and s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w
10 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail:
w 8 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to e after midnight.
seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at
12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 14 seconds and w 7 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.sun...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 14 seconds and w 9 ft at
17 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 11 seconds and w 9 ft at 16 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
218 am pst wed jan 28 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


pzz545-282330-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
218 am pst wed jan 28 2026

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n this afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 10 seconds and w 6 ft at
13 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 14 seconds and w 7 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at
15 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.thu night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 15 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at
14 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...se wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 14 seconds and w 6 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.sun...s wind around 5 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 14 seconds and w 7 ft at
17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 11 seconds and w 7 ft at 16 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 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
3.3 kt at 11:45 am wednesday and 1.1 kt at 01:01 am thursday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
218 am pst wed jan 28 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


pzz560-282330-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
218 am pst wed jan 28 2026

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw early this afternoon,
rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 13 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at
17 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 15 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 14 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 13 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...e wind around 5 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat night...s wind around 5 kt, backing to e after midnight.
seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 14 seconds and w 7 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 14 seconds and w 8 ft at
17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 14 seconds and w 8 ft at 16 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
218 am pst wed jan 28 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


pzz570-282330-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
218 am pst wed jan 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through late
thursday night...

.today...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw this afternoon. seas
7 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 12 seconds and w 9 ft at
13 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 8 to
11 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 11 ft at 15 seconds and s
4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: w
12 ft at 15 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: w
12 ft at 15 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri...e wind around 5 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at
16 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to e after midnight.
seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat...se wind around 10 kt. seas around 8 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...s wind around 10 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 14 seconds and w 9 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to nw in the afternoon. seas
8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 14 seconds and w 11 ft at
17 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 8 seconds and w 11 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
218 am pst wed jan 28 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


pzz575-282330-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
218 am pst wed jan 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from thursday morning through
late thursday night...

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt late. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 13 seconds and w 8 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 14 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft in the afternoon. wave
detail: w 11 ft at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: w
11 ft at 15 seconds and sw 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at
14 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.sat...e wind around 5 kt, veering to se in the afternoon. seas
7 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 14 seconds and w 8 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 14 seconds and w 9 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail:
sw 4 ft at 13 seconds and w 9 ft at 16 seconds.  

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