Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
107 FZUS56 KMTR 300329 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 829 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 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 PZZ500-301615- 829 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Northwesterly fresh to strong winds over the outer waters tonight into early Monday. Significant wave heights will continue between 8 to 14 feet over the outer waters and portions of the northern inner waters into Sunday night, before diminishing on Monday. Given elevated wave heights and wind gusts, rough seas will persist over the outer waters through early in the upcoming week. $$ PZZ570-301615- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 829 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 13 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ571-301615- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 829 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ575-301615- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 829 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 11 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 11 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ576-301615- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 829 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ540-301615- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 829 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to S around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ545-301615- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 829 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.1 kt at 03:37 AM Monday and 2.5 kt at 04:13 PM Monday. $$ PZZ560-301615- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 829 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ565-301615- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 829 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ530-301615- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 829 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-301615- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 829 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late this evening and early morning, then becoming light and variable late. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-301615- Monterey Bay- 829 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$