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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
811 pm pst sat jan 24 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-
811 pm pst sat jan 24 2026

.tonight...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 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.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
811 pm pst sat jan 24 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-
811 pm pst sat jan 24 2026

.tonight...n wind around 5 kt, veering to e late this evening and
overnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...e wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...e wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...e wind 5 to 10 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. wave detail: w 2 ft at 13 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 13 seconds and w 3 ft at
13 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 14 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 13 seconds and w 5 ft at
14 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and w 5 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
811 pm pst sat jan 24 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


pzz540-251715-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
811 pm pst sat jan 24 2026

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

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
811 pm pst sat jan 24 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 reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
811 pm pst sat jan 24 2026

.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to e after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 11 seconds and w 4 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sun...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
12 seconds. 
.sun night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 12 seconds. 
.mon night...se wind around 5 kt, backing to e after midnight.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: sw 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: w
3 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 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: sw 5 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at
13 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 14 seconds and sw 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.thu...n wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 11 seconds and w 7 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 5 seconds and w 6 ft at 14 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
1.9 kt at 08:16 pm saturday and 2.8 kt at 08:52 am sunday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
811 pm pst sat jan 24 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


pzz560-251715-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
811 pm pst sat jan 24 2026

.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne late this evening and
overnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...se wind 5 to 10 kt. 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. 
.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:
sw 2 ft at 10 seconds and w 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 10 seconds and w 3 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tue night...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 15 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed...e wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail:
sw 5 ft at 14 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain.
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 14 seconds and sw 4 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
7 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 14 seconds and w 7 ft at
15 seconds. 
.thu night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 5 seconds and w 7 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
811 pm pst sat jan 24 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


pzz570-251715-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
811 pm pst sat jan 24 2026

.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
11 seconds. 
.sun...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 13 seconds. 
.sun night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail:
n 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...se wind around 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 5 seconds and nw 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 5 seconds and nw 3 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft
at 5 seconds and w 3 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue night...se wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 7 seconds and w
4 ft at 16 seconds. rain likely. 
.wed...se wind around 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 11 seconds and w 8 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...n wind around 10 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 10 ft at 15 seconds and
s 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft
at 12 seconds and w 10 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail:
sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and w 9 ft at 14 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
811 pm pst sat jan 24 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


pzz575-251715-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
811 pm pst sat jan 24 2026

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

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