Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
443 FZUS56 KMTR 230309 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 809 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 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 PZZ500-231615- 809 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... The pressure gradient between subtropical high pressure over the Eastern Pacific Ocean and low pressure over the West Coast will support strong northwesterly breezes and rough seas in the outer waters through Monday. Northwesterly breezes decrease and seas abate beginning Tuesday. Northwesterly breezes increase and seas rebuild to become rough in the outer waters by Thursday. $$ PZZ570-231615- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 809 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 14 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ571-231615- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 809 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late this evening and early morning, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. $$ PZZ575-231615- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 809 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 13 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. $$ PZZ576-231615- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 809 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ540-231615- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 809 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N late. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ545-231615- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 809 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.2 kt at 09:28 AM Monday and 3.6 kt at 08:37 PM Monday. $$ PZZ560-231615- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 809 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 12 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ565-231615- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 809 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ530-231615- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 809 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-231615- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 809 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-231615- Monterey Bay- 809 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N late this evening and overnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$