PZZ500-180515-
834 AM PST Sat Jan 17 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Moderate to breezy northeast winds continue across the San Pablo
Bay, the delta, and through the Golden Gate through the weekend
while light northeast to north winds persist across the rest of
the coastal waters. Light seas continue into early next week
before the next round of long period swell arrives and brings
light to moderate seas in the mid week.
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PZZ540-180515- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 834 AM PST Sat Jan 17 2026 TODAY N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog until late afternoon. TONIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. MON NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 17 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 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. Patchy fog in the afternoon. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. $$
PZZ540-180515- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 834 AM PST Sat Jan 17 2026 TODAY N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog until late afternoon. TONIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. MON NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 17 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. WED NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. $$