Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
475 FZUS56 KMTR 221547 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 847 AM 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 PZZ500-230430- 847 AM 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... High pressure over the Eastern PAcific and low pressure over California will lead to breezy northwesterly flow over the coastal waters through at least Monday. Winds will be strongest over outer waters north of Point Reyes. The locally stronger winds will result in a steeper fresh swell. Northwesterly breezes decreasing and seas abating Tuesday. Seas rebuilding to become rough in the outer waters towards the end of the forecast period. $$ PZZ570-230430- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 847 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ571-230430- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 847 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ575-230430- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 847 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ576-230430- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 847 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ540-230430- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 847 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W late this morning and early afternoon, veering to NW late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of dense fog until late afternoon. Patchy dense fog late. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ545-230430- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 847 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning, then patchy dense fog this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .....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 4.1 kt at 07:50 PM Sunday and 1.2 kt at 09:28 AM Monday. $$ PZZ560-230430- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 847 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning, then patchy dense fog this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ565-230430- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 847 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 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: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 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 and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ530-230430- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 847 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-230430- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 847 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Areas of dense fog this morning. Patchy fog early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, 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...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 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...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .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. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-230430- Monterey Bay- 847 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning, then patchy dense fog this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$