Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
619 FZUS56 KMTR 130952 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 252 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 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 PZZ500-132215- 252 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Fresh to strong northwest winds slacken to moderate to fresh today with rough seas becoming moderate by the evening. A long period southerly swell will gradually increase Thursday reaching 16 to 18 seconds (possibly higher at times) by Friday and continuing through the remainder of the weekend. Visibility may decrease due to haze and smoke nearby the Big Sur coastline due to the Timber fire. $$ PZZ570-132215- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 252 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ571-132215- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 252 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 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 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...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. $$ PZZ575-132215- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 252 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 .TODAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ576-132215- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 252 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT 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 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...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. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ540-132215- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 252 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W late this morning and afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ545-132215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 252 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI 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 15 seconds. .SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 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 17 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 15 seconds. .SUN 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 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 3.3 kt at 05:31 AM Thursday and 2.5 kt at 06:03 PM Thursday. $$ PZZ560-132215- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 252 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ565-132215- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 252 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 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 16 seconds. .SAT 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 16 seconds. .SUN...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. .SUN 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 15 seconds. .MON...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. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ530-132215- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 252 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. $$ PZZ531-132215- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 252 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. $$ PZZ535-132215- Monterey Bay- 252 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms early this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$