Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
875 FZUS56 KMTR 132152 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 252 PM PDT Sun Jul 13 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 PZZ500-141030- 252 PM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Localized hazardous marine conditions in the form of strong northerly breezes and very rough seas will be present Monday and Tuesday for the northern outer waters. Aside from that, a gentle to moderate breeze with moderate to rough seas will prevail through Thursday. $$ PZZ570-141030- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 252 PM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. .MON...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle. .THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ571-141030- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 252 PM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle. .THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ575-141030- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 252 PM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ576-141030- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 252 PM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle. .WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ540-141030- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 252 PM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt this evening, becoming light and variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ545-141030- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 252 PM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W 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. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 8 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 4 to 5 feet at 8 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.6 kt at 07:29 PM Sunday and 3.3 kt at 07:07 AM Monday. $$ PZZ560-141030- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 252 PM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt this evening, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ565-141030- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 252 PM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. .MON...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TUE...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW 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...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI 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. $$ PZZ530-141030- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 252 PM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt with a few gusts to 30 kt this evening, easing to 5 to 10 kt by late evening. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late in the evening. .TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ531-141030- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 252 PM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt by mid evening. Wind becoming W around 5 kt overnight. .MON...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ535-141030- Monterey Bay- 252 PM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind around 10 kt this evening, becoming light and variable. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$