Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
036 FZUS56 KMTR 161557 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 857 AM PDT Thu May 16 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 PZZ500-170415- 857 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Surface high pressure over the Eastern Pacific Ocean shift eastward towards California. As a result, the pressure gradient will tighten and northwesterly winds will increase, particularly over the northernmost zones and outer waters. Significant wave heights will build to very rough over the outer waters through early next week. $$ PZZ570-170415- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 857 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .FRI...N wind 25 to 30 kt, backing to NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft, building to 12 to 16 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds, NW 14 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ571-170415- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 857 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 20 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft, building to 12 to 16 ft after midnight. .MON...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 16 ft, subsiding to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ575-170415- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 857 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 20 seconds. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 10 to 13 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ576-170415- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 857 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ540-170415- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 857 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .SAT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ545-170415- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 857 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 14 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.4 kt at 12:14 PM Thursday and 1.6 kt at 01:34 AM Friday. $$ PZZ560-170415- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 857 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 20 seconds. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ565-170415- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 857 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S late this morning and early afternoon, veering to W late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle early this morning. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 20 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ530-170415- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 857 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-170415- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 857 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 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...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-170415- Monterey Bay- 857 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle this morning. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$