Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
022 FZUS56 KMTR 032153 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 253 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 PZZ500-041015- 253 PM 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... Breezy to gusty northwest winds continue with gale force gusts possible 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. $$ PZZ570-041015- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 253 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell around 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain this evening, then rain after midnight. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ571-041015- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 253 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W 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 after midnight. .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 around 10 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. .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. .WED...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 10 to 11 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ575-041015- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 253 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft...subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain after midnight. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves around 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds around 10 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and S around 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ576-041015- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 253 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots... becoming W 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain after midnight. .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. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 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 10 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 10 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 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves around 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. .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. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ540-041015- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 253 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots... becoming SW 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds. Rain after midnight. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell around 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and SW around 2 ft. $$ PZZ545-041015- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 253 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots... becoming SW 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. Rain after midnight. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 7 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 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 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 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 2.8 kt at 02:10 AM Saturday and 2.2 kt at 02:18 PM Saturday. $$ PZZ560-041015- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 253 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots, becoming W 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. Rain after midnight. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ565-041015- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 253 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots. Gusts up to 40 knots30 knots after midnight. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely after midnight. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 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. .SAT NIGHT...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 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 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...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 at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 14 seconds. .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. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 8 to 9 ft. NW swell around 6 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ530-041015- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 253 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots... becoming SW with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Rain after midnight. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 knots. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 knots. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. $$ PZZ531-041015- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 253 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots... becoming SW 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Rain after midnight. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 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. .MON NIGHT...W winds around 10 knots. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. $$ PZZ535-041015- Monterey Bay- 253 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots... becoming W 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. Rain after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft and SW around 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 6 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft and SW around 2 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$