Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
367 FZUS56 KMTR 081000 CCA CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California...CORRECTED National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 300 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024 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 PZZ500-081715- 300 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Pockets of fog, occasionally reducing visibility down to below 1 mile, are forecast through mid-morning today. Otherwise, moderate to fresh northerly breezes are forecast today, particularly across coastal waters 10 to 60 nautical miles from shore. Moderate to at times fresh northwesterly swell will roll in translating to hazardous boating conditions for smaller vessels. Hazardous conditions are forecast to persist through at least Friday. A passing storm system and associated frontal boundary will bring the next opportunity for rain with subdued winds and seas this weekend. $$ PZZ570-081715- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 300 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S in the afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ571-081715- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 300 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW 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. A chance of rain. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ575-081715- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 300 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ576-081715- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 300 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI 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. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ540-081715- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 300 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this evening, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ545-081715- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 300 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 17 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 17 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 0.7 kt at 09:22 AM Tuesday and 3.1 kt at 07:51 PM Tuesday. $$ PZZ560-081715- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 300 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. $$ PZZ565-081715- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 300 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...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 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ530-081715- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 300 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain after midnight. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-081715- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 300 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain after midnight. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-081715- Monterey Bay- 300 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...E wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$