Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
220 FZUS56 KMTR 230434 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 834 PM PST Sat Nov 22 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 PZZ500-231715- 834 PM PST Sat Nov 22 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Moderate seas will prevail through late Sunday, resulting in hazardous marine conditions. Seas will then subside through the middle of the upcoming week. Gentle to moderate northerly breezes will persist through at least midweek. Winds are forecast to increase and seas build late next week. $$ PZZ570-231715- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 834 PM PST Sat Nov 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 15 seconds and NW 12 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 15 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ571-231715- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 834 PM PST Sat Nov 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 15 seconds and NW 11 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 14 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 14 seconds and NW 10 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 SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ575-231715- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 834 PM PST Sat Nov 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 15 seconds and NW 11 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 12 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ576-231715- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 834 PM PST Sat Nov 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 15 seconds and NW 11 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 10 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 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 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N 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 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ540-231715- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 834 PM PST Sat Nov 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 15 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 14 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 14 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ545-231715- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 834 PM PST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 15 seconds and W 7 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 13 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: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 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. $$ PZZ560-231715- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 834 PM PST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 15 seconds and W 7 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 12 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ565-231715- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 834 PM PST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 15 seconds and NW 8 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...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...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ530-231715- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 834 PM PST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt. .TUE NIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming NE around 5 kt after midnight. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. .THANKSGIVING DAY...NE wind around 5 kt. .THU NIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ531-231715- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 834 PM PST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 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...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. .WED...N 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. $$ PZZ535-231715- Monterey Bay- 834 PM PST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N late this evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 15 seconds and W 5 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. .THANKSGIVING DAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$