Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
605 FZUS56 KMTR 170912 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 212 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 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 PZZ500-172215- 212 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Winds and rough seas are gradually abating leading to calmer conditions across the waters. This break in hazardous seas lasts through Tuesday before another cold front brings the return of strong NW winds and rough seas to the exposed coastal waters. $$ PZZ570-172215- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 212 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 6 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this morning and early afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of drizzle in the evening, then drizzle likely after midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Drizzle likely, mainly in the morning. Patchy dense fog. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. $$ PZZ571-172215- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 212 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Drizzle likely after midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Drizzle likely, mainly in the morning. Patchy dense fog. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the evening. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU 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 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ575-172215- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 212 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog until late afternoon. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Drizzle likely. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the evening. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ576-172215- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 212 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this morning and early afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. Patchy fog until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of drizzle. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy fog. .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. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ540-172215- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 212 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the evening, then drizzle likely after midnight. Patchy dense fog. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Drizzle likely. Patchy dense fog. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the evening. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Areas of fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ545-172215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 212 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of very light drizzle late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy dense fog. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Drizzle likely. Patchy dense fog. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the evening. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. .SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 7 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.8 kt at 04:16 AM Tuesday and 3.0 kt at 04:41 PM Tuesday. $$ PZZ560-172215- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 212 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. A slight chance of very light drizzle late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A chance of very light drizzle after midnight. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Drizzle likely. Patchy dense fog. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Areas of fog. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ565-172215- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 212 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of drizzle. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of drizzle, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. $$ PZZ530-172215- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 212 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of drizzle after midnight. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Drizzle likely. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the evening. Patchy fog. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-172215- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 212 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of very light drizzle after midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Drizzle likely. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of drizzle in the evening. Patchy fog. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog. .SAT...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Areas of fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-172215- Monterey Bay- 212 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt late this morning, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog this morning. Patchy fog early this afternoon. A slight chance of very light drizzle late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A chance of very light drizzle after midnight. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Drizzle likely. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of drizzle in the evening, then a slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. .THU...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Areas of fog. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. .FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$