Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
068 FZUS56 KMTR 161625 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 925 AM PDT Fri May 16 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 PZZ500-170530- 925 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Gusty to strong northwest winds will continue over the coastal waters today through the weekend, including much of early to mid next week. Hazardous marine conditions with rough to very rough seas will continue through Tuesday night. $$ PZZ570-170530- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 925 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ571-170530- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 925 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ575-170530- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 925 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ576-170530- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 925 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt late. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 10 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ540-170530- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 925 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ545-170530- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 925 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 12 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 5 to 6 feet at 12 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 0.7 kt at 08:41 PM Friday and 3.2 kt at 07:12 AM Saturday. $$ PZZ560-170530- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 925 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ565-170530- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 925 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ530-170530- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 925 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt late. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-170530- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 925 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. 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. $$ PZZ535-170530- Monterey Bay- 925 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$