Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
420 FZUS56 KMTR 132157 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 257 PM PDT Sun Oct 13 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 PZZ500-141015- 257 PM PDT Sun Oct 13 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Seas build through early week becoming rough Monday afternoon. Conditions will be hazardous for small craft over the extreme outer waters through at least Tuesday. Elevated surf also exists more near the shore as a long period swell at 13 to 17 seconds moves through the waters through Wednesday. Gusty winds in a localized area just south of Point Sur will also result in hazardous conditions for small craft Monday afternoon. $$ PZZ570-141015- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 257 PM PDT Sun Oct 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .COLUMBUS DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of drizzle. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of drizzle in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ571-141015- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 257 PM PDT Sun Oct 13 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .COLUMBUS DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of drizzle after midnight. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of drizzle. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas around 10 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ575-141015- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 257 PM PDT Sun Oct 13 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .COLUMBUS DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of drizzle. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of drizzle in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas around 10 ft, building to 13 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ576-141015- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 257 PM PDT Sun Oct 13 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. A slight chance of very light drizzle late. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .COLUMBUS DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, building to 13 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ540-141015- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 257 PM PDT Sun Oct 13 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. A slight chance of drizzle early this morning. A slight chance of very light drizzle this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .COLUMBUS DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of drizzle after midnight. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of drizzle. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ545-141015- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 257 PM PDT Sun Oct 13 2024 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. A slight chance of drizzle early this morning. A slight chance of very light drizzle this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .COLUMBUS DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of drizzle after midnight. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of drizzle in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 ft at 14 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.3 kt at 02:16 AM Monday and 2.7 kt at 02:54 PM Monday. $$ PZZ560-141015- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 257 PM PDT Sun Oct 13 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle early this morning. A slight chance of very light drizzle late. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .COLUMBUS DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to around 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to around 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ565-141015- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 257 PM PDT Sun Oct 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. A slight chance of very light drizzle late. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .COLUMBUS DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ530-141015- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 257 PM PDT Sun Oct 13 2024 .TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of very light drizzle early this morning. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .COLUMBUS DAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of very light drizzle after midnight. .WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of drizzle in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-141015- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 257 PM PDT Sun Oct 13 2024 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog early this morning. A slight chance of very light drizzle early this morning. A slight chance of very light drizzle late. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .COLUMBUS DAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-141015- Monterey Bay- 257 PM PDT Sun Oct 13 2024 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. A slight chance of drizzle early this morning. A slight chance of very light drizzle late. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .COLUMBUS DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$