Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
642 FZUS56 KMTR 301541 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 841 AM PDT Thu May 30 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 PZZ500-310415- 841 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Breezy to gusty winds last in the outer waters into the weekend with gale force winds expected to return into Saturday morning. Significant wave heights offshore build to 12 feet tonight with but abating into Friday and through the weekend. $$ PZZ570-310415- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 841 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight. $$ PZZ571-310415- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 841 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft after midnight. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight. $$ PZZ575-310415- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 841 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 13 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ576-310415- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 841 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ540-310415- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 841 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ545-310415- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 841 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.3 kt at 10:08 AM Thursday and 1.8 kt at 11:56 PM Thursday. $$ PZZ560-310415- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 841 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ565-310415- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 841 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .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 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ530-310415- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 841 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-310415- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 841 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024 .TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-310415- Monterey Bay- 841 AM PDT Thu May 30 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$