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TAR/OIL 8.8/10 0 reports today Β· last 4 days ago
Tar/Oil scores 0–10 Β· 10 clean
8.8 Sand
10.0 Water
Surf
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Wind
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sideshore Β· NNW
Tide ft MLLW
L 11:14 AM
now 2.6 ft falling Β· next L 2.1 Β· 11:14 AM
Temps
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55.9Β°F Air

Tar/Oil Conditions

TAR/OIL SCORE (0-10 Β· 10 = clean) Β· 7 DAYSHow scoring works β†’
now 8.8

Surf

Offshore Buoy β€” San Francisco46026 Β· obs + forecast Β· NDBC / wave model
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Weather

Weather
55.9Β°Fcloudy4.4 ktUV 0Sunrise 6:45 AM Β· Sunset 7:35 PM
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TodayUV 7 HighSunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:35 PMMoonrise 12:16 AMMoonset 4:12 PM🌘 Waning Crescentnext full moon Sep 27

Live Observations

Jul 17, 1:11 PM anon Waterline Black line Sporadic 1-10% Balls Pea Hard – – B
Jul 17, 9:29 AM anon Waterline Clean None Greasy coat – – None – B
Jul 15, 6:20 PM anon Wrack line Black line Sporadic 1-10% Balls Coin Firm None – B
Jul 15, 2:14 PM anon Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Firm None – C
Jul 13, 12:42 PM channelkeeper_lu Wrack line Black line Trace <1% Balls Coin Sticky – – C
Jul 9, 12:43 PM anon Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Sticky None – C
Jul 7, 7:56 AM hendrys_hank Dry sand Black line Sporadic 1-10% Balls Plate Firm None – C
Jul 5, 8:46 AM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard – – C
Jul 4, 4:51 PM anon Dry sand Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Coin Firm – – C
Jul 3, 6:36 PM anon Wrack line Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Pea Hard – – C
Jul 3, 12:28 PM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Film – – None – B
Jul 3, 10:26 AM channelkeeper_chris Waterline Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Coin Hard – – B
Jul 3, 9:04 AM driftwood_dave Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Hard – – C
Jul 2, 4:30 PM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Firm None – A
Jun 29, 4:56 PM anon Rocks Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Hard – – B
Jun 28, 1:34 PM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard Sheen – C
Jun 28, 10:00 AM channelkeeper_dana Wrack line Black line Sporadic 1-10% Balls Pea Firm – – C
Jun 27, 3:57 PM channelkeeper_nia Wrack line Sheen Trace <1% Balls Coin Sticky – – A
Jun 27, 2:41 PM anon Waterline Black line Trace <1% Balls – Sticky None – B
Jun 26, 9:03 AM channelkeeper_dana Wrack line Black line Patchy 11-50% Balls Pea Firm – – C

16-Day Forecast

Confidence is an estimate based on forecast lead time.

Nearby Buoys

Buoy 46026 just now
Wave ht 5.3ft
Period 9s
Water temp 58.3Β°F
Station 46026 on NDBC →

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Nearby Incident Reports

No incident reports within 25 km in the last 90 days.

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Feb 10, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER STATED THAT A VALVE ON A VESSEL WAS LOOSE , WHICH RELEASED (2) MILLILITERS OF HYDRAULIC OIL INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 7.7 km β€”
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Feb 10, 2024 IncidentNews Grounded Fishing Vessel Aleutian Storm; Bodega Bay, CA 3.1 km Source β†—
Mar 8, 2022 IncidentNews Diesel release - offshore Bodega Bay, CA; 8.1 km Source β†—
Sep 15, 2021 IncidentNews F/V BARBARA MARIA spill; Spud Point Marina, Bodega Bay, CA 2.1 km Source β†—
Aug 3, 2021 IncidentNews P/C JI-ME II sunk; Inverness, CA 94937, USA 13.5 km Source β†—
Mar 5, 2021 IncidentNews Tug Boat and Towed Fishing Vessel Adrift, Bodega Bay, CA 5.6 km Source β†—
Jul 30, 2020 IncidentNews GFNMS whale carcass; Salmon Creek Beach, California 5.1 km Source β†—
Jan 23, 2019 IncidentNews Tarballs Observed - Point Reyes National Seashore; Inverness, CA. 22.6 km Source β†—
Aug 24, 2012 IncidentNews F/V Sea Biscuit; Near Bodega Bay, CA 2.3 km Source β†—
Jan 21, 1998 IncidentNews Tarballs 98; Bodega Bay, CA 2.9 km Source β†—