Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
378 FZUS56 KMTR 022105 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 205 PM PDT Tue Sep 2 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 PZZ500-031015- 205 PM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Northwesterly breezes will continue to diminish today, with moderate to fresh breezes prevailing through Friday. Strong northwesterly gusts will result in hazardous conditions for small craft on Wednesday across the outer waters and coastal jet regions. Moderate seas will prevail through Friday with occasional rough seas in the outer waters. $$ PZZ570-031015- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 205 PM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy drizzle late this evening and overnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy drizzle. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy drizzle after midnight. $$ PZZ571-031015- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 205 PM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Patchy drizzle late this evening and overnight. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 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 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ575-031015- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 205 PM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ576-031015- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 205 PM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and early morning. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 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 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ540-031015- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 205 PM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy drizzle after midnight. $$ PZZ545-031015- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 205 PM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Patchy drizzle late this evening and overnight. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI 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. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 15 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 4 to 5 feet at 15 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.6 kt at 01:09 AM Wednesday and 1.2 kt at 02:22 PM Wednesday. $$ PZZ560-031015- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 205 PM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ565-031015- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 205 PM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ530-031015- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 205 PM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ531-031015- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 205 PM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. .WED...W wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .THU...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ535-031015- Monterey Bay- 205 PM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Patchy drizzle late this evening and overnight. .WED...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .THU...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy drizzle after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$