Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
546 FZUS56 KMTR 302153 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 153 PM PST Sun Nov 30 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 PZZ500-011045- 153 PM PST Sun Nov 30 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... High pressure will remain located off of the Oregon coast maintaining northerly breezes through the week. Northerly flow will increase throughout the evening and gradually diminish into Monday. Winds will be locally stronger over the outer waters and coastal jets. Wave heights and swell energy increase early this week with significant wave heights building to 8-12 feet. $$ PZZ570-011045- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 153 PM PST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ571-011045- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 153 PM PST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ575-011045- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 153 PM PST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late this evening, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ576-011045- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 153 PM PST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ540-011045- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 153 PM PST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. .MON...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...E wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ545-011045- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 153 PM PST Sun Nov 30 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...NE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 14 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 14 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.7 kt at 12:41 AM Monday and 3.6 kt at 01:10 PM Monday. $$ PZZ560-011045- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 153 PM PST Sun Nov 30 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late this evening and early morning, then becoming NE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ565-011045- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 153 PM PST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ530-011045- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 153 PM PST Sun Nov 30 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE late this evening and early morning, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. .MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. .THU...NE wind around 5 kt. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. .FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ531-011045- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 153 PM PST Sun Nov 30 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N late this evening and early morning, veering to NE late. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. .WED...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. .THU...NE wind around 5 kt. .THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight. .FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. $$ PZZ535-011045- Monterey Bay- 153 PM PST Sun Nov 30 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$