Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
422 FZUS56 KMTR 221004 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 304 AM 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 PZZ500-222315- 304 AM 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 high pressure over the Eastern Pacific will allow strong northwesterly winds to prevail through Thursday, with gale force gusts across the outer 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. $$ PZZ570-222315- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 304 AM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind around 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy. .WED...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. $$ PZZ571-222315- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 304 AM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy. .WED...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Hazy in the evening. .THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft, subsiding to 10 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 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 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .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 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. $$ PZZ575-222315- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 304 AM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Hazy in the evening. .THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ576-222315- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 304 AM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy in the morning. .WED NIGHT...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 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .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 around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. $$ PZZ540-222315- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 304 AM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Hazy. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. Hazy in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ545-222315- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 304 AM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 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. 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, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 3 to 5 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 10 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 3.5 kt at 03:53 AM Wednesday and 1.0 kt at 04:46 PM Wednesday. $$ PZZ560-222315- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 304 AM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Hazy in the evening. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ565-222315- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 304 AM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Hazy in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 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 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. 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 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ530-222315- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 304 AM PDT Wed May 22 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-222315- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 304 AM PDT Wed May 22 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...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. 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. $$ PZZ535-222315- Monterey Bay- 304 AM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Hazy. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Hazy with patchy dense fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$