Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
401 FZUS56 KMTR 061552 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 852 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 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 PZZ500-070430- 852 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Light to moderate winds accompanied by low to moderate seas will prevail through Tuesday. An approaching system will begin to increase winds and seas mid to late week. $$ PZZ570-070430- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 852 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE late this morning, backing to W this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ571-070430- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 852 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE 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 12 seconds. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...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. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ575-070430- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 852 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. $$ PZZ576-070430- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 852 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N 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. .THU 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 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ540-070430- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 852 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SE around 5 kt late this morning, veering to W this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ545-070430- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 852 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU 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 7 seconds. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL... ACROSS THE BAR... ACROSS THE BAR...Maximum ebb current of 3.6 kt at 04:28 PM Monday and 2.3 kt at 04:57 AM Tuesday. $$ PZZ560-070430- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 852 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to E around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ565-070430- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 852 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TUE...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. 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. .TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU 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 11 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ530-070430- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 852 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N early this afternoon, backing to W late. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. .TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ531-070430- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 852 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening. $$ PZZ535-070430- Monterey Bay- 852 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$