Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
917 FZUS56 KMTR 080948 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 248 AM PDT Sun Sep 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 PZZ500-082215- 248 AM PDT Sun Sep 8 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Moderate northerly to northwesterly winds continue through the weekend with occasionally gusty winds over the southern waters. An upper level low pressure system will arrive midweek bringing widespread fresh to strong northwesterly winds and elevated wave heights across the coastal waters. Unsettled conditions will then persist through the end of the week as a second upper level low arrives next weekend. $$ PZZ570-082215- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 248 AM PDT Sun Sep 8 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ571-082215- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 248 AM PDT Sun Sep 8 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON 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 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ575-082215- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 248 AM PDT Sun Sep 8 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. $$ PZZ576-082215- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 248 AM PDT Sun Sep 8 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. $$ PZZ540-082215- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 248 AM PDT Sun Sep 8 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog late. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ545-082215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 248 AM PDT Sun Sep 8 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog late. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.2 kt at 08:49 AM Sunday and 2.6 kt at 08:01 PM Sunday. $$ PZZ560-082215- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 248 AM PDT Sun Sep 8 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ565-082215- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 248 AM PDT Sun Sep 8 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ530-082215- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 248 AM PDT Sun Sep 8 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog late. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...W wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-082215- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 248 AM PDT Sun Sep 8 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 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...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-082215- Monterey Bay- 248 AM PDT Sun Sep 8 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog late. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$