Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
858 FZUS56 KMTR 040900 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 200 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 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 PZZ500-042115- 200 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... A gentle to moderate NW breeze and moderate wave heights will prevail for the next several days. $$ PZZ570-042115- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 200 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ571-042115- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 200 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 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 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .WED 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 9 seconds and SE 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ575-042115- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 200 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ576-042115- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 200 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 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 around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SE 3 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 3 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ540-042115- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 200 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ545-042115- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 200 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 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 SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 9 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 1.2 kt at 12:08 PM Sunday and 2.2 kt at 11:21 PM Sunday. $$ PZZ560-042115- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 200 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ565-042115- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 200 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 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. .TUE...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. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...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 and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU 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 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ530-042115- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 200 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .THU...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. $$ PZZ531-042115- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 200 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. .TUE...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after midnight. .WED...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .THU...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ535-042115- Monterey Bay- 200 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 .TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft this morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$