Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
783 FZUS56 KMTR 222111 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 211 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 Central California Coast from Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas out to 60 NM, including Monterey Bay, Greater Farallones, and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries PZZ500-231015- 211 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Building surface high pressure over the Eastern Pacific Ocean will continue to allow for strong northwesterly winds to prevail through Thursday, with gale force gusts across the outer coastal waters. Expect hazardous conditions and steeper wind waves during the week. Winds diminish heading into the weekend as surface high pressure over the Eastern Pacific Ocean weakens and retrogrades to the west. $$ PZZ570-231015- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 211 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ571-231015- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 211 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Hazy in the evening. .THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas around 12 ft, subsiding to 10 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ575-231015- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 211 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt late. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy late. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Hazy in the evening. .THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. $$ PZZ576-231015- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 211 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog early. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Hazy in the evening. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ540-231015- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 211 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Hazy in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ545-231015- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 211 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Hazy in the evening. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 6 to 8 ft at 8 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.0 kt at 04:46 PM Wednesday and 3.8 kt at 04:17 AM Thursday. $$ PZZ560-231015- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 211 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Hazy in the evening. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ565-231015- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 211 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ530-231015- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 211 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW wind around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-231015- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 211 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-231015- Monterey Bay- 211 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$