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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
834 am pst sat jan 17 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


pzz530-180515-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
834 am pst sat jan 17 2026

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. patchy dense fog until late
afternoon. 
.tonight...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. patchy dense fog. 
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. patchy dense fog in the morning. 
.sun night...n wind around 5 kt. 
.martin luther king jr day...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 around 5 kt. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt. 
.wed night...n wind around 5 kt. patchy fog after midnight.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
834 am pst sat jan 17 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


pzz535-180515-
monterey bay-
834 am pst sat jan 17 2026

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n late. seas around 3 ft.
wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tonight...ne wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...ne wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.martin luther king jr day...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in
the afternoon. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
13 seconds. 
.mon night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tue night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 14 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 13 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
834 am pst sat jan 17 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


pzz540-180515-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
834 am pst sat jan 17 2026

.today...n wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 12 seconds. patchy dense fog until late afternoon. 
.tonight...n wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 14 seconds. patchy dense fog after midnight. 
.martin luther king jr day...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in
the afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 13 seconds.
patchy dense fog. 
.mon night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 13 seconds. patchy fog. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 17 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. patchy fog. 
.tue night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
834 am pst sat jan 17 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


pzz545-180515-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
834 am pst sat jan 17 2026

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning, easing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. seas around 3 ft.
wave detail: nw 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tonight...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.martin luther king jr day...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.
wave detail: w 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
15 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
14 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 13 seconds.  

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 13 
seconds.

across the bar...mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 13 seconds. maximum
ebb current of 2.7 kt at 02:58 pm saturday and 1.2 kt at 04:09 am
sunday.

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
834 am pst sat jan 17 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


pzz560-180515-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
834 am pst sat jan 17 2026

.today...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw late. seas 3 to 4 ft.
wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tonight...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 14 seconds. 
.martin luther king jr day...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in
the afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.tue...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tue night...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
834 am pst sat jan 17 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


pzz570-180515-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
834 am pst sat jan 17 2026

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 12 seconds. patchy dense fog late this morning and early
afternoon. 
.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.martin luther king jr day...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
6 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
15 seconds and sw 4 ft at 16 seconds. patchy fog. 
.tue night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
14 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 seconds.  

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fzus56 kmtr 171634
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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
834 am pst sat jan 17 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


pzz575-180515-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
834 am pst sat jan 17 2026

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 14 seconds. 
.martin luther king jr day...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft.
wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
13 seconds. 
.tue night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
14 seconds. 
.wed night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 seconds.  

$$