Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
666 FZUS56 KMTR 231139 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 339 AM PST Sun Nov 23 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 PZZ500-240015- 339 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Moderate seas will persist today and tonight with hazardous marine conditions. Seas then gradually ease through the middle of the week with gentle to moderate northerly breezes. Winds begin to increase along with building seas by the end of the week into next weekend. $$ PZZ570-240015- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 339 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 14 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 14 seconds and NW 9 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ571-240015- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 339 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late this morning and early afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 14 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ575-240015- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 339 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ576-240015- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 339 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 14 seconds and NW 10 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ540-240015- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 339 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 14 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 14 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ545-240015- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 339 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 17 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 6 feet at 17 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 0.8 kt at 06:40 AM Sunday and 3.2 kt at 05:19 PM Sunday. $$ PZZ560-240015- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 339 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 13 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ565-240015- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 339 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 14 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ530-240015- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 339 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .TODAY...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW early this afternoon, backing to SW late. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after midnight. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. .THANKSGIVING DAY...NE wind around 5 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. $$ PZZ531-240015- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 339 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming NE around 5 kt late this morning, backing to NW this afternoon. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. .WED...NE wind around 5 kt. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind around 5 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. $$ PZZ535-240015- Monterey Bay- 339 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$