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TAR/OIL 8.3/10 0 reports today Β· last 3 days ago
Tar/Oil scores 0–10 Β· 10 clean
8.3 Sand
10.0 Water
Surf
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Wind
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sideshore Β· NW
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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55.3Β°F Air

Tar/Oil Conditions

TAR/OIL SCORE (0-10 Β· 10 = clean) Β· 7 DAYSHow scoring works β†’
now 8.3

Surf

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

Weather
55.3Β°Fsunny4.3 ktUV 0Sunrise 6:44 AM Β· Sunset 7:33 PM
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TodayUV 7 HighSunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:33 PMMoonrise 12:16 AMMoonset 4:08 PM🌘 Waning Crescentnext full moon Sep 27

Live Observations

Jul 18, 12:01 PM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Hard – – A
Jul 18, 11:48 AM carp_surfer Wrack line Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls – Firm None – B
Jul 18, 10:24 AM anon Waterline Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Plate Hard None – C
Jul 18, 7:08 AM anon Waterline Black line Trace <1% Balls – – None – A
Jul 17, 1:22 PM channelkeeper_lu Wrack line Black line Trace <1% Balls Coin Sticky Sheen – B
Jul 17, 12:02 PM wavewatcher22 Rocks Clean Trace <1% Balls – Hard None – A
Jul 16, 9:35 AM anon Rocks Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard None – B
Jul 16, 7:41 AM anon Wrack line Black line Sporadic 1-10% Balls Pea Sticky None – A
Jul 15, 2:39 PM anon Waterline Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Plate Hard – – A
Jul 15, 1:47 PM anon Dry sand Black line Trace <1% Balls – Sticky None – B
Jul 14, 9:07 AM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Film – – None – A
Jul 13, 11:45 AM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Hard – – A
Jul 12, 9:33 AM anon Waterline Black line Trace <1% Balls Pea Firm – – C
Jul 10, 4:41 PM channelkeeper_owen Waterline Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Pea Hard None – C
Jul 10, 6:12 AM anon Wrack line Clean None Greasy coat – – – – B
Jul 8, 11:52 AM summerland_sue Waterline Black line Trace <1% Balls Coin Sticky – – B
Jul 8, 6:33 AM anon Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Firm None – A
Jul 7, 5:44 PM anon Wrack line Clean Patchy 11-50% Balls Coin Firm – – C
Jul 7, 5:09 PM anon Dry sand Black line Sporadic 1-10% Balls Plate Sticky – – A
Jul 7, 1:29 PM anon Rocks Black line Patchy 11-50% Balls Palm Firm None – B

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

Jun 3, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER REPORTED A DISCHARGE OF APPROXIMATELY 20 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC OIL FROM A HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC LINE ON A 350FT HOPPER DREDGE TH… 19.5 km β€”
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Mar 10, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTING THE DISCHARGE OF AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF GEAR OIL, FROM THE PORT MAIN ENGINE GEAR COOLER OF A VESSEL, TO THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY… 24.6 km β€”
Mar 5, 2026 IncidentNews Stranded Vessel in San Francisco Bay; Belvedere Tiburon, California 17 km Source β†—
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Dec 17, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: UNKNOWN SHEEN SIGHTING. EXACT SOURCE OF THE SHEEN IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. CALLER DISCOVERED THE SHEEN WHILE CONDUCTING A HYDRO-GRAPHIC SU… 14.1 km β€”
Dec 10, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER STATED THAT A VESSEL CAPSIZED DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSES. BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT THERE IS A POTENTIAL RELEASE OF (5) GALLONS OF UNK… 19.1 km β€”
Dec 1, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTED A VESSEL RAN AGROUND, UNKNOWN IF FUEL IS ONBOARD. 19.8 km β€”
Oct 21, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER IS REPORTING THAT WHILE FUELING THEIR VESSEL THE FUEL NOZZLE CAME OUT OF THE FUEL TANK FILL HOLE. THIS CAUSED A DISCHARGE OF DIESEL O… 21.1 km β€”
Jul 11, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER DISCOVERED A DERELICT VESSEL, THAT IS PUMPING WATER IN THE BILGE (DURING HIGH TIDE) AND RELEASING THAT WATER INTO SAN RAFAEL TURN… 13.6 km β€”
Jun 18, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: /// POTENTIAL RELEASE /// CALLER IS REPORTING AN ABANDON FISHING VESSEL IN FISHERMAN WHARF THAT CONTAINS APPROX 30-50 GALLONS OF OIL WATER… 22.2 km β€”
Jun 1, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: ****THIS IS A POTENTIAL RELEASE REPORT**** THE CALLER OBSERVED A SAILING VESSEL BEGAN TAKING ON WATER AND EVENTUALLY SANK IN CENTERFIELD CR… 18.4 km β€”
Mar 15, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER REPORTED BLOTCHES OF BLACK UNKNOWN MATERIAL FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN NEAR THE SHORE AT THE INCIDENT LOCATION. … 2.1 km β€”
Mar 15, 2025 IncidentNews Possible Pollutant Report; off Stinson Beach, California 2.1 km Source β†—
Feb 19, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: // UPDATE TO NRC REPORT 1423897 // UPDATE IS AS FOLLOWS: - THE SUSPECTED RESPONSIBLE PARTY HAS BEEN UPDATED. - AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT, UP TO … 12.9 km β€”
Feb 19, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER STATES DISCOVERING AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN THE CORTE MADERA CREEK AT THE INCIDENT LOCATION. A BOOM HAS BEEN DEPLOY… 12.9 km β€”
Apr 6, 2022 IncidentNews Gray Whale Carcass in San Francisco Bay, CA 24.5 km Source β†—
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Feb 3, 2021 IncidentNews Styrofoam debris; Fort Funston, San Francisco, CA 23.1 km Source β†—
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Dec 18, 2019 IncidentNews F/V MANDY JANE sunk; off San Francisco, CA 18.7 km Source β†—
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