Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
809 FZUS56 KMTR 010948 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 248 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 PZZ500-012215- 248 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Breezy and gusty winds continue through Friday, with gale force gusts of 40 to 45 knots possible in the outer waters through much of the week. Strong winds will result in hazardous seas and steep wind waves with significant wave heights reaching 10 to 14 feet in the outer waters. Conditions gradually improve over the weekend and into next week as winds begin to ease. Rain chances begin early Saturday as a trough descends over the region. $$ PZZ570-012215- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 248 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and SW around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ571-012215- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 248 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 11 to 13 ft...subsiding to 9 to 11 ft this afternoon. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 10 to 11 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...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 at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft and SW around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ575-012215- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 248 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 11 to 13 ft...subsiding to 8 to 10 ft this afternoon. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 10 to 12 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft and SW around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ576-012215- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 248 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 12 to 14 ft...subsiding to 9 to 11 ft this afternoon. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 10 to 12 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft and SW around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN...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 and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ540-012215- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 248 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell around 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell around 2 ft and SW around 2 ft. Rain likely. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft and SW around 2 ft. $$ PZZ545-012215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 248 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...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 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell around 2 ft and SW around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft and SW around 2 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.2 kt at 10:10 AM Wednesday and 1.4 kt at 12:28 AM Thursday. $$ PZZ560-012215- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 248 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots... increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft...subsiding to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell around 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell around 2 ft and SW around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft and SW around 2 ft. $$ PZZ565-012215- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 248 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft...subsiding to 7 to 9 ft this afternoon. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 8 to 9 ft. NW swell around 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell around 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell around 2 ft and SW around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft and SW around 2 ft. $$ PZZ530-012215- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 248 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Gusts up to 35 knots this morning. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots. $$ PZZ531-012215- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 248 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming W 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots. $$ PZZ535-012215- Monterey Bay- 248 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots... increasing to 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft...subsiding to 4 to 5 ft this afternoon. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell SW around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell around 2 ft and SW around 2 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$