Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
628 FZUS56 KMTR 051604 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 904 AM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 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 PZZ500-060515- 904 AM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Winds continue to diminish across the waters. Gentle breeze today, becoming light through the rest of the week. Seas abate with the wind through the week. Next disturbance anticipated by the end of the week with winds increasing across the outer waters by Thursday. $$ PZZ570-060515- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 904 AM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. $$ PZZ571-060515- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 904 AM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...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 and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .MON 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 11 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W 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. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ575-060515- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 904 AM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ576-060515- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 904 AM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...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. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ540-060515- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 904 AM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ545-060515- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 904 AM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late this morning and early afternoon, veering to NW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL... ACROSS THE BAR... ACROSS THE BAR...Maximum ebb current of 3.0 kt at 03:53 PM Sunday and 2.4 kt at 04:11 AM Monday. $$ PZZ560-060515- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 904 AM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ565-060515- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 904 AM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ530-060515- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 904 AM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .MON...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ531-060515- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 904 AM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after midnight. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ535-060515- Monterey Bay- 904 AM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW late this morning, then becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$