Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
219 FZUS56 KMTR 190304 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 804 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 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 PZZ500-191615- 804 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Northwesterly breezes will be gentle to moderate, increasing to become moderate to fresh over the outer waters overnight. Seas will be moderate, building to become rough in the outer waters overnight. There`s up to a 15% chance for thunderstorms through tomorrow which could produce lightning, locally heavy rainfall, locally gusty winds, and small hail. $$ PZZ570-191615- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 804 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ571-191615- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 804 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ575-191615- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 804 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ576-191615- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 804 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...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. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ540-191615- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 804 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ545-191615- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 804 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 17 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.7 kt at 05:54 AM Thursday and 4.0 kt at 05:59 PM Thursday. $$ PZZ560-191615- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 804 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ565-191615- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 804 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers until early morning, then a chance of showers late. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ530-191615- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 804 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-191615- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 804 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W 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, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-191615- Monterey Bay- 804 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW late. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers until early morning, then a chance of showers late. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .THU...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$