Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
944 FZUS56 KMTR 291525 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 725 AM PST Sat Nov 29 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 PZZ500-300415- 725 AM PST Sat Nov 29 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Gentle to moderate northerly breezes will gradually develop by Sunday with strong gusts over the outer waters. Hazardous marine conditions return Sunday with building swell heights. Winds increase and wave heights build due to incoming long period westerly swell in the mid work week. $$ PZZ570-300415- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 725 AM PST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ571-300415- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 725 AM PST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 14 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 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. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ575-300415- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 725 AM PST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ576-300415- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 725 AM PST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ540-300415- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 725 AM PST Sat Nov 29 2025 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 14 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 7 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 12 seconds and NW 9 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ545-300415- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 725 AM PST Sat Nov 29 2025 .TODAY...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 12 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 15 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 15 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.1 kt at 11:51 AM Saturday and 1.8 kt at 11:46 PM Saturday. $$ PZZ560-300415- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 725 AM PST Sat Nov 29 2025 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 6 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ565-300415- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 725 AM PST Sat Nov 29 2025 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 7 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ530-300415- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 725 AM PST Sat Nov 29 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. .MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. $$ PZZ531-300415- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 725 AM PST Sat Nov 29 2025 .TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after midnight. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. $$ PZZ535-300415- Monterey Bay- 725 AM PST Sat Nov 29 2025 .TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 5 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 5 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 13 seconds and W 6 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$