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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 pm 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


pzz530-091715-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
857 pm pst thu jan 8 2026

.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight, veering to ne late. 
.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...n wind around 5 kt. 
.mon...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 pm 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


pzz535-091715-
monterey bay-
857 pm pst thu jan 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm pst this evening...

.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening, veering to ne after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave
detail: nw 6 ft at 15 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 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. 
.tue...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 11 seconds and w 5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 8 seconds and w 4 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
857 pm 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


pzz540-091715-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
857 pm pst thu jan 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pst friday...

.tonight...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. 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 around 5 kt, veering to s 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 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 pm 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


pzz545-091715-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
857 pm pst thu jan 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pst friday...

.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt late. seas
8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 14 seconds and nw 10 ft at
16 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. 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...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 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...ne 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...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 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 2.0 kt at 09:24 am friday and 1.8 kt at 09:21 pm
friday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 pm 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


pzz560-091715-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
857 pm pst thu jan 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pst friday...

.tonight...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and early morning, then becoming ne 5 to 10 kt late. seas
8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 15 seconds and nw 10 ft at
16 seconds. 
.fri...e 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...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 9 seconds and w 6 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 9 seconds and w 5 ft at 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 pm 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


pzz570-091715-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
857 pm pst thu jan 8 2026

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

.tonight...n wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. 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 sw 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...ne wind around 5 kt. 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. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at
13 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
857 pm 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


pzz575-091715-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
857 pm pst thu jan 8 2026

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

.tonight...n wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt. 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 5 to 10 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 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
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. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
10 seconds and nw 8 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 10 seconds and nw 7 ft at 13 seconds.  

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