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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
217 am pst thu jan 29 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


pzz530-292330-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
217 am pst thu jan 29 2026

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

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
217 am pst thu jan 29 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-
217 am pst thu jan 29 2026

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw this afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.tonight...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 15 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 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 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 16 seconds and sw 3 ft at
16 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 15 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 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 11 seconds and w 8 ft at 15 seconds. 
.mon night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 12 seconds and 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
217 am pst thu jan 29 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


pzz540-292330-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
217 am pst thu jan 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 9 am pst this morning
through late tonight...

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

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
217 am pst thu jan 29 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


pzz545-292330-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
217 am pst thu jan 29 2026

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw late. seas 6 to 9 ft.
wave detail: w 8 ft at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft
at 15 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at
13 seconds and sw 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
12 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.sat night...se wind around 5 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 16 seconds and sw 3 ft at
17 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at
16 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 15 seconds and w 9 ft at 16 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at
9 seconds and w 8 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.  

.....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
3.3 kt at 12:46 pm thursday and 1.4 kt at 01:56 am friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
217 am pst thu jan 29 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


pzz560-292330-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
217 am pst thu jan 29 2026

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

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
217 am pst thu jan 29 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


pzz570-292330-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
217 am pst thu jan 29 2026

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

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

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
217 am pst thu jan 29 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


pzz575-292330-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
217 am pst thu jan 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 9 am pst this morning
through late tonight...

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

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