Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
401 FZUS56 KMTR 290942 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 242 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 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 PZZ500-292215- 242 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Wave heights will gradually increase through the weekend with fresh to strong wind gusts developing this afternoon. The gusty winds and choppy seas will create hazardous conditions across our coastal waters through the weekend into the beginning of next week. $$ PZZ570-292215- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 242 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .LABOR DAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ571-292215- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 242 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT 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 17 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .LABOR DAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 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 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ575-292215- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 242 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ576-292215- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 242 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY 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 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 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 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ540-292215- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 242 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .LABOR DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ545-292215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 242 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW 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: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. .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 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .LABOR DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 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 1.1 kt at 09:45 AM Friday and 2.1 kt at 09:02 PM Friday. $$ PZZ560-292215- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 242 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .LABOR DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ565-292215- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 242 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 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 S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON 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 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 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 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ530-292215- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 242 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this morning, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .LABOR DAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. $$ PZZ531-292215- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 242 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. A slight chance of very light drizzle early this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .SAT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 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 5 to 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 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. $$ PZZ535-292215- Monterey Bay- 242 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .LABOR DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$