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FZUS56 KMTR 181040
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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
240 AM PST Sun Jan 18 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

PZZ500-182315
240 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

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

Gentle to moderate northeast to east breezes persist across the San Pablo Bay, the Delta, and through the Golden Gate through early next week while light to gentle northeast to north winds continue across the rest of the coastal waters. Low seas continue today, with a northwest swell building to 5 to 6 feet by early to mid week.

PZZ570-182315
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM
240 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.

TONIGHT
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. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds.

MON NIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds.

TUE
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds.

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 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds.

THU
N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

THU NIGHT
N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 7 seconds.

PZZ571-182315
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM
240 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds.

TONIGHT
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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.

MON NIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds.

TUE
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 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 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds.

THU
N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds.

THU NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.

PZZ575-182315
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM
240 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

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

TONIGHT
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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds.

MON NIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds.

TUE
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds.

THU
N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds.

THU NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds.

PZZ576-182315
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM
240 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and 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 6 seconds.

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

TUE
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 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 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds.

THU
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.

THU NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds.

PZZ540-182315
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM
240 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.

MON NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

TUE
N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.

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

WED NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds.

THU
N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds.

THU NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds.

PZZ545-182315
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM
240 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds.

TONIGHT
N wind around 5 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 12 seconds.

TUE
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 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.

THU
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.

THU NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.

..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST

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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 1.2 kt at 04:09 AM Sunday and 2.9 kt at 03:45 PM Sunday.

PZZ560-182315
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM
240 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds.

TONIGHT
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 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 N around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds.

WED
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt 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.

THU
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.

THU NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds.

PZZ565-182315
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM
240 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 16 seconds.

TONIGHT
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 4 ft at 13 seconds.

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

TUE NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds.

WED
E wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds.

WED NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds.

THU
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.

THU NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds.

PZZ530-182315
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge
240 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog this morning.

TONIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning.

MON NIGHT
NE wind around 5 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.

THU
N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning.

THU NIGHT
W wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog.

PZZ531-182315
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge
240 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
N wind around 5 kt.

TONIGHT
N wind around 5 kt.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
N wind around 5 kt.

MON NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt.

TUE
NE wind around 5 kt.

TUE NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt.

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

WED NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable.

THU
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon.

THU NIGHT
W wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog after midnight.

PZZ535-182315
Monterey Bay
240 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds.

TONIGHT
E wind around 5 kt, backing to NE 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 NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.

TUE
NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 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
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.

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

THU NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds.

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