Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
764 FZUS56 KMTR 301606 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 906 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 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 PZZ500-310430- 906 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Northwesterly breezes remain fresh to strong with embedded near gale force gusts into the weekend. Wind driven moderate seas build to rough by Sunday. Northwest winds increase to gale by the end of the weekend as well. Our coastal waters continue to experience a long period southerly swell from distant tropical activity. $$ PZZ570-310430- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 906 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas around 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 15 ft, subsiding to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 15 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ571-310430- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 906 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ575-310430- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 906 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ576-310430- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 906 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ540-310430- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 906 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ545-310430- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 906 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT 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. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17 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 1.6 kt at 06:18 PM Thursday and 3.0 kt at 06:12 AM Friday. $$ PZZ560-310430- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 906 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ565-310430- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 906 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ530-310430- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 906 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. $$ PZZ531-310430- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 906 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. $$ PZZ535-310430- Monterey Bay- 906 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$