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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
850 am pst thu jan 8 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


pzz530-090530-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
850 am pst thu jan 8 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. 
.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight. 
.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 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.sun night...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.mon...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
850 am pst thu jan 8 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


pzz535-090530-
monterey bay-
850 am pst thu jan 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at
13 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 15 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...e wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft or less, then
around 3 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
13 seconds and w 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.sun night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
17 seconds. 
.mon night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 10 seconds and w 5 ft at 15 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
850 am pst thu jan 8 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


pzz540-090530-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
850 am pst thu jan 8 2026

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

.today...n wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at
7 seconds and nw 13 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after
midnight. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 15 seconds and s 6 ft at
15 seconds. 
.fri...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. wave detail:
nw 10 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sat night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at
13 seconds and w 6 ft at 16 seconds.
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 13 seconds and w 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at
16 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
850 am pst thu jan 8 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


pzz545-090530-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
850 am pst thu jan 8 2026

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

.today...n wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt this afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 14 seconds and nw 11 ft at 16 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 14 seconds and
nw 10 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...e wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: s 2 ft at 13 seconds and w 5 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 13 seconds and w 7 ft at 17 seconds.
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at
17 seconds. 
.mon night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 17 
seconds. 

across the bar...mixed seas of 4 to 7 feet at 17 seconds. maximum
ebb current of 2.4 kt at 08:26 pm thursday and 2.0 kt at 09:24 am
friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
850 am pst thu jan 8 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


pzz560-090530-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
850 am pst thu jan 8 2026

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

.today...n wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 12 seconds
and nw 11 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 15 seconds and
nw 10 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 13 seconds and w 5 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 13 seconds and w 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at
17 seconds. 
.mon night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
850 am pst thu jan 8 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


pzz570-090530-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
850 am pst thu jan 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through friday afternoon...

.today...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 15 to 18 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 10 seconds and nw 17 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 12 to 16 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 14 seconds and
nw 16 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
10 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft in the afternoon. wave
detail: nw 13 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to
6 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...e wind around 5 kt, backing to n after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at 12 seconds and w 6 ft at
13 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: s 3 ft at 13 seconds and w 9 ft at
18 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, building to
10 to 11 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft
at 16 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 15 seconds.  

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fzus56 kmtr 081650
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
850 am pst thu jan 8 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


pzz575-090530-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
850 am pst thu jan 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through friday afternoon...

.today...n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 12 to 16 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 9 seconds and nw 16 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 12 to 16 ft, subsiding to 10 to 14 ft after
midnight. wave detail: s 4 ft at 15 seconds and nw 16 ft at
16 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 12 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to
5 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind around 15 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 11 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft
at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 15 seconds.  

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