Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
164 FZUS56 KMTR 111422 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 722 AM PDT Sat Oct 11 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 PZZ500-120330- 722 AM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Increasing northerly winds over the waters today, initially developing south of Pigeon Point before spreading over all waters later this afternoon. The stronger winds will result in hazardous conditions with locally stronger winds and a Gale Warning along the Big Sur coastline. The windy pattern will persist into early next week. The pattern for the first half week remains unsettled with more wind and rain expected. $$ PZZ570-120330- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 722 AM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .COLUMBUS DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then rain with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ571-120330- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 722 AM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .COLUMBUS DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ575-120330- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 722 AM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .COLUMBUS DAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .TUE...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ576-120330- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 722 AM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .COLUMBUS DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain. .TUE...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ540-120330- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 722 AM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .COLUMBUS DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ545-120330- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 722 AM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .COLUMBUS DAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 11 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 11 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.3 kt at 08:19 AM Saturday and 4.2 kt at 07:32 PM Saturday. $$ PZZ560-120330- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 722 AM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .COLUMBUS DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening, then rain after midnight. .TUE...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ565-120330- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 722 AM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .COLUMBUS DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ530-120330- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 722 AM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...W to sw winds 5 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W to sw winds 15 to 25 kt...decreasing to 5 to 15 kt overnight. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight. .COLUMBUS DAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Rain. A chance of tstms after midnight. .TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .WED...E wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ531-120330- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 722 AM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. A chance of rain after midnight. .COLUMBUS DAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Rain with a chance of tstms. .TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .WED...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ535-120330- Monterey Bay- 722 AM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt this afternoon. Strongest winds out bay north of Moss Landing. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...E wind around 5 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .COLUMBUS DAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then showers with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers in the evening, then rain after midnight. .TUE...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .WED...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$