Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
667 FZUS56 KMTR 042109 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 209 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 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 PZZ500-051015- 209 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Fresh breezes continue across the waters, with a few gale force gusts for the offshore waters north of Pigeon Point. Winds will gradually subside through the weekend. This will translate to steep and rough seas up to 10 feet resulting in hazardous boating conditions. Winds continue to ease into next week with light winds persisting across the waters through the work week. $$ PZZ570-051015- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 209 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gale force gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. $$ PZZ571-051015- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 209 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gale force gusts up to 35 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .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 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ575-051015- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 209 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ576-051015- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 209 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ540-051015- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 209 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ545-051015- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 209 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU 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 11 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL... ACROSS THE BAR... ACROSS THE BAR...Maximum ebb current of 2.5 kt at 03:17 PM Saturday and 2.4 kt at 03:27 AM Sunday. $$ PZZ560-051015- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 209 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ565-051015- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 209 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ530-051015- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 209 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late this evening and overnight. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. .MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NE in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ531-051015- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 209 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late this evening and overnight. .SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ535-051015- Monterey Bay- 209 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening and early morning, then becoming N late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to E around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$