Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
457 FZUS56 KMTR 071656 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 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 PZZ500-080515- 856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Expect rough seas to continue across the coastal waters with moderate period WNW swell persisting. Seas will gradually ease to moderate by Saturday with more favorable conditions expected to continue into the beginning of next week. Winds stay light to moderate through the middle of the next work week but build again in the late week. $$ PZZ570-080515- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .VETERANS DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. $$ PZZ571-080515- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .VETERANS DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ575-080515- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .VETERANS DAY...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ576-080515- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .VETERANS DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ540-080515- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW late this morning and afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain this morning. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. .VETERANS DAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ545-080515- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late this morning and early afternoon, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. A slight chance of rain this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. .VETERANS DAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 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 feet at 13 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 7 feet at 13 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 4.9 kt at 04:44 PM Friday and 1.3 kt at 06:15 AM Saturday. $$ PZZ560-080515- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .VETERANS DAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ565-080515- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 13 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .VETERANS DAY...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ530-080515- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W late. A slight chance of rain early this morning. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. .SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. .MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming NE around 5 kt after midnight. .VETERANS DAY...NE wind around 5 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. $$ PZZ531-080515- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming S around 5 kt late this morning, veering to NW this afternoon. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. .VETERANS DAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. $$ PZZ535-080515- Monterey Bay- 856 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .VETERANS DAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$