Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
269 FZUS56 KMTR 181557 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 857 AM 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 PZZ500-190415- 857 AM 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 winds will become gusty across the outer waters by late Wednesday. Seas will be moderate, building to become rough in the outer waters by Thursday. Unsettled conditions will continue over the outer waters through the weekend. Showers continue over the coastal waters through this afternoon. There is up to a 12% chance for thunderstorms in the mid morning which could produce lightning, locally heavy rainfall, locally gusty winds. $$ PZZ570-190415- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 857 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms early this morning. Rain likely this morning, then a chance of rain this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ571-190415- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 857 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. Patchy dense fog early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 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. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. 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. .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 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ575-190415- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 857 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ576-190415- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 857 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming around 5 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning and afternoon. .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 rain. .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 rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI 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 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. $$ PZZ540-190415- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 857 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog until late afternoon. A chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ545-190415- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 857 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain. Patchy dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog this afternoon. .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. .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. .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. .....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 3.5 kt at 05:21 PM Wednesday and 2.7 kt at 05:54 AM Thursday. $$ PZZ560-190415- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 857 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A slight chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ565-190415- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 857 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. Patchy dense fog. .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 rain in the evening. .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, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. 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. .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. $$ PZZ530-190415- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 857 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of rain early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-190415- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 857 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W late. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of rain early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of rain in the evening. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. 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, 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, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 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. $$ PZZ535-190415- Monterey Bay- 857 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt early this morning, becoming light and variable, then becoming W around 5 kt early this afternoon, rising to 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning and afternoon. Patchy fog late this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain. .THU...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$