Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
960 FZUS56 KMTR 141558 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 858 AM PDT Tue May 14 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 PZZ500-150415- 858 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Rough seas are abating today as the pressure gradient slackens and winds decrease. A moderate NW swell will continue to keep significant wave heights elevated and small craft advisories active in the far NW coastal zone. Otherwise, favorable conditions will persist into the weekend, with stronger NW winds expected next week. $$ PZZ570-150415- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 858 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 12 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ571-150415- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 858 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. .SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ575-150415- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 858 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ576-150415- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 858 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 9 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ540-150415- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 858 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S late this morning and early afternoon, veering to W late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. .SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ545-150415- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 858 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 15 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 15 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.6 kt at 08:16 AM Monday and 1.0 kt at 10:34 PM Monday. $$ PZZ560-150415- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 858 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ565-150415- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 858 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ530-150415- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 858 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-150415- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 858 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...SW 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. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-150415- Monterey Bay- 858 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$