


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
107 FZUS56 KMTR 300958 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 258 AM PDT Sat Aug 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 PZZ500-302215- 258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Fresh to strong wind gusts will continue through the extended weekend with gradually increasing wave heights. The gusty winds and choppy seas will create hazardous conditions across our coastal waters through the weekend into the beginning of the next work week. $$ PZZ570-302215- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ571-302215- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ575-302215- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ576-302215- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ540-302215- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ545-302215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .LABOR DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 18 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 2 to 4 feet at 18 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 0.7 kt at 10:42 AM Saturday and 1.9 kt at 09:39 PM Saturday. $$ PZZ560-302215- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .LABOR DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ565-302215- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ530-302215- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .LABOR DAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. $$ PZZ531-302215- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt late. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .LABOR DAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .WED...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ535-302215- Monterey Bay- 258 AM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .LABOR DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$