Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
368 FZUS56 KMTR 031555 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 855 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 PZZ500-040415- 855 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Fresh and gusty northwesterly winds persist through the day today with gale force gusts will be possible, especially over the southernmost zones. This evening, a low pressure system and associated cold front will arrive from the north, bringing rain and moderate to fresh breezes across the waters. Winds will turn briefly southwesterly ahead of the system early Saturday morning, but turn to become northwesterly once more in the late part of Saturday morning. Rain ceases late in the day Saturday, and winds ease to become moderate into the new workweek. $$ PZZ570-040415- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 855 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft...subsiding to 5 to 6 ft this afternoon. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell around 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S around 2 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ571-040415- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 855 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S around 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ575-040415- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 855 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves around 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ576-040415- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 855 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft...subsiding to 7 to 8 ft this afternoon. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW around 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ540-040415- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 855 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots... increasing to 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell around 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. $$ PZZ545-040415- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 855 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 7 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft and SW around 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 7 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.1 kt at 01:24 PM Friday and 2.8 kt at 02:10 AM Saturday. $$ PZZ560-040415- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 855 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots... increasing to 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. $$ PZZ565-040415- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 855 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and SW around 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. $$ PZZ530-040415- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 855 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 knots. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Rain. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 knots. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots. $$ PZZ531-040415- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 855 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 knots...increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. $$ PZZ535-040415- Monterey Bay- 855 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming W 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft and SW around 2 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$