Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
657 FZUS56 KMTR 312141 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 241 PM PDT Thu Jul 31 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 PZZ500-011015- 241 PM PDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Northwesterly breezes will be strong at times with occasional gale force gusts along the coastal jet regions developing near Point Reyes and Point Sur Sunday afternoon. Expect moderate to rough seas through Monday. $$ PZZ570-011015- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 241 PM PDT Thu Jul 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ571-011015- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 241 PM PDT Thu Jul 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...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. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ575-011015- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 241 PM PDT Thu Jul 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ576-011015- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 241 PM PDT Thu Jul 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ540-011015- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 241 PM PDT Thu Jul 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ545-011015- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 241 PM PDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 12 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 3 to 4 feet at 12 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.8 kt at 10:43 PM Thursday and 1.0 kt at 11:08 AM Friday. $$ PZZ560-011015- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 241 PM PDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ565-011015- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 241 PM PDT Thu Jul 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...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 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ530-011015- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 241 PM PDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. .MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. $$ PZZ531-011015- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 241 PM PDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 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...W wind 10 to 15 kt. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ535-011015- Monterey Bay- 241 PM PDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$