Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
867 FZUS56 KMTR 050314 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 814 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 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 PZZ500-051615- 814 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Light to moderate winds persist for most areas until the end of the week. Waves continue to reduce before breezy to gusty winds build into Friday in the southern waters, causing hazardous conditions for small craft. $$ PZZ570-051615- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 814 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog until early morning. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ571-051615- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 814 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ575-051615- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 814 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW late this evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ576-051615- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 814 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ540-051615- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 814 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog this evening. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ545-051615- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 814 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 3.8 kt at 04:02 AM Friday and 1.4 kt at 05:18 PM Friday. $$ PZZ560-051615- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 814 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ565-051615- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 814 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ530-051615- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 814 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this evening and overnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-051615- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 814 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. 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. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. 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. $$ PZZ535-051615- Monterey Bay- 814 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$