Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
873 FZUS56 KMTR 302115 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 215 PM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026 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 PZZ500-011015- 215 PM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Winds continue to weaken over the coastal waters, but still remain hazardous with moderate to strong breezes over the outer water. Strongest winds are over the outer waters north of Point Reyes. Conditions will improve later this week and weekend as northwesterly breezes diminish to become gentle to moderate. Rough to very rough seas today will subside to moderate by Friday. $$ PZZ570-011015- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 215 PM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ571-011015- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 215 PM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...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. .MON 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 14 seconds. $$ PZZ575-011015- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 215 PM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ576-011015- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 215 PM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...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. .SUN 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. .MON...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ540-011015- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 215 PM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .FRI...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ545-011015- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 215 PM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...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. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 4.4 kt at 07:05 PM Wednesday and 1.2 kt at 08:24 AM Thursday. $$ PZZ560-011015- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 215 PM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog late. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ565-011015- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 215 PM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON 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 14 seconds. $$ PZZ530-011015- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 215 PM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. .SAT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ531-011015- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 215 PM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. .SAT...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .MON...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. $$ PZZ535-011015- Monterey Bay- 215 PM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$