


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
575 FZUS56 KMTR 220335 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 835 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 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 PZZ500-221615- 835 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Winds are easing across the waters and will remain gentle to moderate into the upcoming weekend. Slight to moderate seas persist through the remainder of the forecast period. $$ PZZ570-221615- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 835 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ571-221615- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 835 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle late this evening and overnight. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of drizzle in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the evening. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 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 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI 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 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT 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 13 seconds. $$ PZZ575-221615- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 835 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle late this evening and overnight. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of drizzle in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ576-221615- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 835 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ540-221615- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 835 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle until early morning, then a chance of drizzle late. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of drizzle, mainly in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. .WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ545-221615- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 835 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle late this evening and early morning. A chance of drizzle late. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of drizzle, mainly in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. .WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 14 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 3 to 4 feet at 14 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 3.6 kt at 02:16 AM Tuesday and 1.4 kt at 03:22 PM Tuesday. $$ PZZ560-221615- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 835 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle late this evening and overnight. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ565-221615- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 835 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ530-221615- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 835 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. A slight chance of drizzle late. .TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. .SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. $$ PZZ531-221615- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 835 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. A slight chance of drizzle late. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ535-221615- Monterey Bay- 835 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .WED...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. .THU...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$