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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.
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PZZ545-241815- 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. $$
PZZ545-241815- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 901 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NE wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. SUN E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to E after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. MON E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT E wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 9 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.5 kt at 08:03 AM Saturday and 1.9 kt at 08:16 PM Saturday. $$