Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
886 FZUS56 KMTR 140359 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 859 PM PDT Mon May 13 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 PZZ500-141615- 859 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Moderate to fresh northwesterly winds continue through the middle of the work week before diminishing to gentle to moderate beginning Wednesday. Occasional near gale force to gale force gusts are possible across portions of the northern outer waters overnight Monday into Tuesday morning. Winds will become more west to southwesterly and gusts are expected to strengthen across the northern outer waters heading into the late week and weekend. Overcast conditions and widespread stratus continue across the coastal waters as surface high pressure builds. Significant wave heights across the central and northern outer waters will build to 10-14 feet by mid- week before seas diminish by late week. $$ PZZ570-141615- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 859 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt until early morning. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 11 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 11 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. .SAT...NE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ571-141615- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 859 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 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 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W 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...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ575-141615- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 859 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ576-141615- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 859 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W 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...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 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 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ540-141615- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 859 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N late. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening. .TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt, veering to SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind around 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ545-141615- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 859 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024 .MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft and SW around 2 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 4 to 6 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 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. $$ PZZ560-141615- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 859 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ565-141615- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 859 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...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. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...SW 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. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W 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 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ530-141615- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 859 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-141615- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 859 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 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 15 to 20 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...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...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-141615- Monterey Bay- 859 PM PDT Mon May 13 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...S wind around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$