Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
650 FZUS56 KMTR 240412 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 912 PM PDT Thu May 23 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 PZZ500-241715- 912 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Building surface high pressure over the Eastern Pacific Ocean will allow for strong northwesterly winds to prevail through tonight, with gale force gusts across the outer coastal waters. Expect hazardous conditions and steeper wind waves as a result. Northwesterly winds diminish and significant wave heights abate beginning tomorrow as surface high pressure over the Eastern Pacific Ocean weakens and retrogrades to the west and a troughing pattern evolves. $$ PZZ570-241715- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 912 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ571-241715- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 912 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Hazy this evening. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ575-241715- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 912 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Hazy this evening. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ576-241715- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 912 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ540-241715- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 912 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. Hazy in the evening. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ545-241715- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 912 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt until early morning. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Hazy this evening. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Hazy in the evening. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 6 to 8 ft at 8 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 4.0 kt at 04:47 AM Friday and 1.0 kt at 06:22 PM Friday. $$ PZZ560-241715- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 912 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Hazy in the evening. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ565-241715- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 912 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ530-241715- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 912 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MEMORIAL DAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-241715- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 912 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MEMORIAL DAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-241715- Monterey Bay- 912 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MEMORIAL DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$