Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
638 FZUS56 KMTR 042131 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 231 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 PZZ500-051030- 231 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... Expect light to moderate winds persist until the end of the week. Waves start to diminish this morning, bringing relatively calm conditions over the waters into Friday before winds begin to become gusty in the southern waters, causing hazardous conditions for small craft. $$ PZZ570-051030- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ571-051030- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. 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. $$ PZZ575-051030- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ576-051030- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .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. $$ PZZ540-051030- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ545-051030- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .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 in the 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. .....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 1.3 kt at 04:19 PM Thursday and 3.8 kt at 04:02 AM Friday. $$ PZZ560-051030- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ565-051030- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .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. $$ PZZ530-051030- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-051030- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. 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. $$ PZZ535-051030- Monterey Bay- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$