Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
955 FZUS56 KMTR 160327 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 827 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 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 PZZ500-161615- 827 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Light to gentle breezes persist across the waters this evening, building to a moderate to fresh breeze through the end of this week. A longer period northwesterly swell arrives this weekend 7 to 10 feet at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ570-161615- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 827 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 12 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 12 seconds and NW 15 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 11 seconds and NW 13 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ571-161615- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 827 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 14 seconds and NW 14 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 13 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ575-161615- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 827 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 8 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 9 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 11 seconds and NW 14 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 13 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ576-161615- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 827 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 8 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 9 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 12 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 11 seconds and NW 13 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ540-161615- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 827 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 14 seconds and NW 7 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 12 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ545-161615- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 827 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 10 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 10 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.9 kt at 12:53 AM Thursday and 2.1 kt at 01:59 PM Thursday. $$ PZZ560-161615- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 827 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ565-161615- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 827 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 11 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ530-161615- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 827 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. .FRI...NE wind around 5 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to E in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. $$ PZZ531-161615- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 827 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. .FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming N around 5 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. .SAT...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. $$ PZZ535-161615- Monterey Bay- 827 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$