Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
093 FZUS56 KMTR 241039 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 239 AM PST Mon Nov 24 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 PZZ500-242315- 239 AM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Seas have begun to ease and will continue to do so through the middle of the week as high pressure build across our area. Expect light to moderate northerly breezes through early Thursday. By the end of the week into next weekend, winds will begin to increase along with building seas. $$ PZZ570-242315- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 239 AM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ571-242315- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 239 AM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 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 11 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 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 14 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ575-242315- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 239 AM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 14 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 14 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ576-242315- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 239 AM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 14 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ540-242315- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 239 AM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ545-242315- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 239 AM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 12 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 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 0.7 kt at 07:26 AM Monday and 3.0 kt at 05:59 PM Monday. $$ PZZ560-242315- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 239 AM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ565-242315- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 239 AM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 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, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ530-242315- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 239 AM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W late. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind around 5 kt. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. $$ PZZ531-242315- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 239 AM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind around 5 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. $$ PZZ535-242315- Monterey Bay- 239 AM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$