Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
571 FZUS56 KMTR 292124 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 224 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 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 PZZ500-301015- 224 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Strengthening surface high pressure over the Eastern Pacific Ocean will be the dominating feature through the period. Northwesterly breezes with occasional gale force gusts will prevail through the weekend. As the pressure gradient tightens Monday, breezes will become northerly with gale force gusts to be expected over the outer waters through Wednesday. Significant wave heights build to 10-15 feet through Tuesday before beginning an abating trend towards the end of the period. $$ PZZ570-301015- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 224 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 13 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ571-301015- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 224 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 13 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ575-301015- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 224 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ576-301015- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 224 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ540-301015- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 224 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt late. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ545-301015- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 224 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...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. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.9 kt at 12:09 AM Sunday and 1.6 kt at 12:27 PM Sunday. $$ PZZ560-301015- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 224 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ565-301015- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 224 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...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 S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ530-301015- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 224 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-301015- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 224 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. 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, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-301015- Monterey Bay- 224 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$