PZZ500-200515-
820 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Light to gentle northerly breezes persist across the waters this
week. Slight increase in winds over the outer waters by late week
as the large scale weather pattern begins to shift. Moderate
period northwesterly swell enters the waters mid week, peaking
Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
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PZZ545-200515- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 820 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 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 NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 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. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 14 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 14 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 3.1 kt at 04:32 PM Monday and 1.5 kt at 05:31 AM Tuesday. $$
PZZ545-200515- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 820 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. WED N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 14 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 14 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 3.1 kt at 04:32 PM Monday and 1.5 kt at 05:31 AM Tuesday. $$