Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
662 FZUS56 KMTR 220922 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 222 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026 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 PZZ500-222230- 222 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Fresh to strong breezes will prevail early Tuesday as a weak cold front sweeps through the region. Behind the front more widespread strong breezes will prevail this afternoon. The stronger winds will result in hazardous conditions for small craft. Northwest breezes and seas remain elevated through the week with a brief period of improved conditions Wednesday night into Thursday. By Friday, winds increase with building rough seas. $$ PZZ570-222230- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 222 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ571-222230- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 222 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ575-222230- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 222 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ576-222230- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 222 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ540-222230- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 222 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ545-222230- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 222 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this morning, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 16 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 1.6 kt at 02:36 PM Tuesday and 1.8 kt at 02:42 AM Wednesday. $$ PZZ560-222230- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 222 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ565-222230- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 222 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ530-222230- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 222 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. $$ PZZ531-222230- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 222 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026 .TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W early this afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .WED...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ535-222230- Monterey Bay- 222 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle this morning. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$