Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
190 FZUS56 KMTR 040345 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 845 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 PZZ500-041615- 845 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... Expect breezy to gusty northwest winds to 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. $$ PZZ570-041615- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 845 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain this evening, then rain after midnight. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 8 to 9 ft and S around 2 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ571-041615- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 845 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 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 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 around 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 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 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds around 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 8 to 9 ft and S around 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ575-041615- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 845 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft...subsiding to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain after midnight. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves around 2 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves around 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds around 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft and S around 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ576-041615- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 845 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... .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 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 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 around 2 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 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 around 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 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 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 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 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft and S around 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ540-041615- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 845 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots... becoming SW 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft... subsiding to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 7 seconds. Rain after midnight. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft and SW around 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and SW around 2 ft. $$ PZZ545-041615- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 845 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 3 to 4 ft... subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 7 seconds. Rain after midnight. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft and SW up to 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and SW up to 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. $$ PZZ560-041615- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 845 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots, becoming W 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft... subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain after midnight. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft and S around 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ565-041615- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 845 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots. Gusts up to 40 knots30 knots after midnight. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft... subsiding to 4 to 5 ft after midnight. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW up to 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 3 to 5 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 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 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 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 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 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft and S around 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ530-041615- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 845 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots... becoming SW with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Rain after midnight. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 knots. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 knots. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. $$ PZZ531-041615- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 845 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .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. $$ PZZ535-041615- Monterey Bay- 845 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots... becoming W 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft... subsiding to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds. Rain after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft and SW up to 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft and SW up to 2 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$