Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
321 FZUS56 KMTR 021532 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 832 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024 PZZ500-030430- 832 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Strong winds persist throughout Friday, with gale force gusts of 40 to 45 knots possible. Strong winds will result in hazardous seas and steep wind waves with significant wave heights reaching 10 to 13 feet in the outer waters. Conditions gradually improve over the weekend and into next week as winds begin to ease. Rain chances begin early Saturday as a trough descends over the region. $$ PZZ570-030430- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 832 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft...subsiding to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft and SW around 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ571-030430- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 832 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft and SW around 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ575-030430- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 832 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ576-030430- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 832 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves around 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. $$ PZZ540-030430- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 832 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. $$ PZZ545-030430- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 832 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.0 kt at 12:03 PM Thursday and 2.1 kt at 01:23 AM Friday. $$ PZZ560-030430- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 832 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves around 5 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Swell SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. $$ PZZ565-030430- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 832 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft and SW around 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. $$ PZZ530-030430- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 832 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 knots. $$ PZZ531-030430- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 832 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming W 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 knots. $$ PZZ535-030430- Monterey Bay- 832 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots...increasing to 20 to 30 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves around 2 ft. Swell SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 3 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$