PZZ500-171115-
225 PM 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...
Locally breezy winds expected across the San Pablo Bay, the delta,
and through the Golden Gate Gap through this weekend. Elsewhere,
light northeasterly to northerly winds persist through the forecast
period. Light seas continue into early next week before our next
round of long period swell arrives and brings light to moderate
seas.
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PZZ545-171115- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 225 PM PST Fri Jan 16 2026 TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. SAT NE wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 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 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 12 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. WED N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 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 3 to 4 feet at 13 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.1 kt at 03:24 AM Saturday and 2.7 kt at 02:58 PM Saturday. $$
PZZ545-171115- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 225 PM PST Fri Jan 16 2026 TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. SAT NE wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. WED N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 13 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 13 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.1 kt at 03:24 AM Saturday and 2.7 kt at 02:58 PM Saturday. $$