Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
529 FZUS56 KMTR 271537 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 737 AM PST Thu Nov 27 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 PZZ500-280415- 737 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... A weak dissipating cold front will enter the coastal waters later today. As such, moderate to fresh northerly winds will develop lasting into Friday. Winds will decrease Saturday but pick up to a moderate to fresh north breeze on Sunday, with lighter winds expected for the early part of next week. $$ PZZ570-280415- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 737 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog. $$ PZZ571-280415- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 737 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. $$ PZZ575-280415- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 737 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 19 seconds. $$ PZZ576-280415- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 737 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .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 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. $$ PZZ540-280415- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 737 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Areas of dense fog in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 18 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the evening, then patchy dense fog after midnight. $$ PZZ545-280415- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 737 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to NW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 6 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 1 to 3 feet at 13 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 13 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.0 kt at 10:06 AM Thursday and 2.1 kt at 09:11 PM Thursday. $$ PZZ560-280415- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 737 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt late this morning, then becoming NW 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 6 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. $$ PZZ565-280415- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 737 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this morning, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 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 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy dense fog. $$ PZZ530-280415- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 737 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Areas of dense fog in the morning, then patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog in the evening, then areas of dense fog after midnight. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Areas of dense fog in the morning, then patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Areas of dense fog in the morning, then patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Patchy dense fog. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog. $$ PZZ531-280415- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 737 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Areas of dense fog in the morning, then patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Areas of dense fog in the morning, then patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Patchy dense fog. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. $$ PZZ535-280415- Monterey Bay- 737 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 5 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$