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FZUS56 KMTR 161028
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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
228 AM PST Fri Jan 16 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

PZZ500-162315
228 AM PST Fri Jan 16 2026

.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries...

Mostly light winds are expected across the waters through the forecast period. Some locally breezy winds will be possible along favored gaps and around the Golden Gate, but theses winds do not look to be widespread. Seas become more moderate into the second half of the next work week with long period swells arriving.

PZZ570-162315
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM
228 AM PST Fri Jan 16 2026

TODAY
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming around 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog.

TONIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog.

SAT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

SUN
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SUN NIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.

TUE
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy fog.

TUE NIGHT
NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

PZZ571-162315
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM
228 AM PST Fri Jan 16 2026

TODAY
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late this morning, easing to 5 to 10 kt early this afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog until late afternoon.

TONIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.

SAT
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 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 around 10 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 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.

MON NIGHT
N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.

TUE
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.

PZZ575-162315
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM
228 AM PST Fri Jan 16 2026

TODAY
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.

TONIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.

SAT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.

SUN
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 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 around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.

MON NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.

TUE
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.

PZZ576-162315
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM
228 AM PST Fri Jan 16 2026

TODAY
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.

SAT
N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.

TUE
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

PZZ540-162315
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM
228 AM PST Fri Jan 16 2026

TODAY
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.

TONIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.

SAT
N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 16 seconds.

SUN
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.

MON NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.

TUE
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.

TUE NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.

PZZ545-162315
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM
228 AM PST Fri Jan 16 2026

TODAY
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning.

TONIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.

SAT
NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.

SUN
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. 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 10 seconds.

MON NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.

TUE
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds.

..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST

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IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 15 seconds...decreasing to 4 to 6 feet at 13 seconds late Monday night.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 9 to 12 feet at 15 seconds...decreasing to 7 to 10 feet at 13 seconds late Monday night. Maximum ebb current of 1.0 kt at 02:38 AM Friday and 2.6 kt at 02:18 PM Friday.

PZZ560-162315
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM
228 AM PST Fri Jan 16 2026

TODAY
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.

TONIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.

SAT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
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 around 5 kt 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
N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.

MON NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds.

TUE
N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds.

PZZ565-162315
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM
228 AM PST Fri Jan 16 2026

TODAY
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt early this afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.

SAT
E wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 16 seconds.

SUN
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 16 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 4 ft at 11 seconds.

MON NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds.

TUE
N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds.

PZZ530-162315
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge
228 AM PST Fri Jan 16 2026

TODAY
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Areas of dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog late this morning.

TONIGHT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog.

SAT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt.

SUN
NE wind around 5 kt.

SUN NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
NE wind around 5 kt.

MON NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog after midnight.

TUE
NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog in the morning.

TUE NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog after midnight.

PZZ531-162315
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge
228 AM PST Fri Jan 16 2026

TODAY
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog early this morning.

TONIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog after midnight.

SAT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt.

SUN
NE wind around 5 kt.

SUN NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
NE wind around 5 kt.

MON NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt.

TUE
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon.

TUE NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt.

PZZ535-162315
Monterey Bay
228 AM PST Fri Jan 16 2026

TODAY
NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW early this afternoon, then becoming W 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds.

TONIGHT
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.

SAT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds.

SUN
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.

TUE
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.

Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.