FZUS56 KMTR 240501 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 901 PM PST Fri Jan 23 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 901 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Fresh to locally strong gusts continue across the northern outer waters tonight before diminishing to a moderate to fresh breeze early Saturday. Wave heights are currently subsiding across the coastal waters and will subside below 10 feet by early Saturday. Improved wind and sea conditions will persist through at least mid week.
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 901 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...
TONIGHT N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
SAT NIGHT 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 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
SUN SE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
SUN NIGHT SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
MON SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
MON NIGHT SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NIGHT SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 901 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...
TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
SUN SE wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
SUN NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
MON SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
MON NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED E wind around 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 901 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026
TONIGHT N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
SUN S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
SUN NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
MON S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
MON NIGHT SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
WED E wind around 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 901 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 9 seconds.
SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
SUN S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
SUN NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
MON S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
MON NIGHT E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
TUE SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
WED NE wind around 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 901 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
SAT NE 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 12 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
SUN NIGHT SE wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
MON SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 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 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE SE wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 901 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
SAT NE wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
SUN NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to E after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
MON E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
MON NIGHT E wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 9 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 2.5 kt at 08:03 AM Saturday and 1.9 kt at 08:16 PM Saturday.
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 901 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026
TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. 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, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
MON NIGHT E wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
TUE E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
WED E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 901 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Areas of dense fog after midnight.
SAT E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
SUN S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN NIGHT SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
MON S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
MON NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE E wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
WED E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 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 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 901 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026
TONIGHT NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight.
SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
SAT NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
SUN NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
SUN NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
MON NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt.
TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
TUE NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. A chance of rain after midnight.
WED NE wind around 5 kt. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt.
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 901 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. .SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. .TUE...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. .WED...NE wind around 5 kt. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E around 5 kt after midnight.
Monterey Bay- 901 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...E wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. 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...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.
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