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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pst sun jan 25 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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san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
857 am pst sun jan 25 2026

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tonight...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.tue...e wind around 5 kt. 
.tue night...e wind around 5 kt. a chance of rain. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.thu...n wind around 5 kt. 
.thu night...w wind around 5 kt, veering to n around 5 kt after
midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pst sun jan 25 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-
857 am pst sun jan 25 2026

.today...e wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w this afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to se after midnight.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...e wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon night...se wind around 5 kt, backing to e around 5 kt after
midnight. seas around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at
12 seconds. 
.tue...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft or less. wave detail: w 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue night...s wind around 5 kt, backing to e after midnight.
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 12 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
12 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 15 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 15 seconds and s 4 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 15 seconds and s 3 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
857 am pst sun jan 25 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 arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
857 am pst sun jan 25 2026

.today...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.mon...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 7 seconds and w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 5 seconds and w 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of
rain. 
.tue...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 5 seconds and w 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.tue night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 6 seconds and w 4 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 11 seconds and w 7 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 15 seconds and w 10 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft
at 15 seconds and s 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 14 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pst sun jan 25 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


pzz545-260515-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
857 am pst sun jan 25 2026

.today...e wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
13 seconds. 
.tonight...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 5 seconds and w 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and w 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 5 seconds and w 2 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.tue night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 7 seconds and w 3 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 9 seconds and w 5 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to
10 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 15 seconds and w
8 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 15 seconds and w 8 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 13 seconds and w 8 ft at 15 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 14 
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
1.4 kt at 09:28 pm sunday and 3.0 kt at 09:46 am monday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pst sun jan 25 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


pzz560-260515-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
857 am pst sun jan 25 2026

.today...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s early this afternoon,
easing to around 5 kt late. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon night...se wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
s 2 ft at 5 seconds and w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...se wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and w 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tue night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and w 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at
13 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 15 seconds and w 8 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 15 seconds and w 9 ft at 16 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 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pst sun jan 25 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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waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
857 am pst sun jan 25 2026

.today...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...se wind around 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft
at 13 seconds and s 4 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.mon night...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 7 seconds and w 4 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 5 seconds and nw 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. 
.tue night...s wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 10 seconds and w
4 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.wed...se wind around 10 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s
4 ft at 9 seconds and w 9 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. wave detail:
s 4 ft at 15 seconds and w 12 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 11 to 13 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft
at 14 seconds and w 12 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to
8 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 11 ft at 14 seconds and
sw 4 ft at 17 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 am pst sun jan 25 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


pzz575-260515-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
857 am pst sun jan 25 2026

.today...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s this afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 7 seconds and nw 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
5 seconds and w 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 5 seconds and nw 3 ft at 15 seconds. a slight chance of
rain after midnight. 
.tue...se wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and w
3 ft at 14 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.tue night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 3 ft at 8 seconds and w 5 ft
at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at
13 seconds and w 7 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.wed night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to
12 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 11 ft at 16 seconds and sw
4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 10 to 12 ft. wave detail: w 11 ft
at 16 seconds and sw 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail:
sw 4 ft at 8 seconds and w 11 ft at 15 seconds.  

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