Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
580 FZUS56 KMTR 291549 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 849 AM PDT Sun Jun 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 PZZ500-300430- 849 AM PDT Sun Jun 29 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Significant wave heights and winds continue to ease through early Tuesday morning. Locally breezy, fresh to strong, northwesterly gusts continue across the outer coastal waters with emphasis on the far northern outer waters north of Point Reyes. Southerly to southwesterly winds continue across the inner coastal waters north of Point Pinos. Significant wave heights begin to build again on Tuesday with strong northwesterly breezes and moderate to rough seas that will persist into late next week. $$ PZZ570-300430- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 849 AM PDT Sun Jun 29 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late this morning and early afternoon, backing to N late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. A slight chance of drizzle late. Patchy dense fog this morning. Areas of dense fog early this afternoon, then patchy dense fog late. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Areas of dense fog. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Areas of dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy fog. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ571-300430- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 849 AM PDT Sun Jun 29 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. A slight chance of drizzle late. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning, then a chance of drizzle in the afternoon. Areas of dense fog in the morning, then patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of drizzle. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 13 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft, building to 13 to 15 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft, subsiding to 11 to 15 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ575-300430- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 849 AM PDT Sun Jun 29 2025 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. A slight chance of drizzle late. Areas of dense fog. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Areas of dense fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of drizzle, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 10 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ576-300430- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 849 AM PDT Sun Jun 29 2025 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning, then patchy dense fog late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy fog. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ540-300430- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 849 AM PDT Sun Jun 29 2025 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Areas of dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog late this morning, then areas of dense fog this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Areas of dense fog. .MON...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Areas of dense fog. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Areas of fog. .TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Areas of fog. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ545-300430- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 849 AM PDT Sun Jun 29 2025 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning, then a chance of drizzle in the afternoon. Areas of dense fog in the morning, then patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of drizzle, mainly in the evening. Areas of fog. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 15 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 3 to 4 feet at 15 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.6 kt at 09:08 PM Sunday and 2.6 kt at 08:52 AM Monday. $$ PZZ560-300430- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 849 AM PDT Sun Jun 29 2025 .TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle this morning. Areas of dense fog until late afternoon. Patchy dense fog late. .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. Areas of dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Areas of fog. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ565-300430- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 849 AM PDT Sun Jun 29 2025 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle until late afternoon. Areas of dense fog this morning. Patchy dense fog this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Areas of dense fog. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning, then patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ530-300430- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 849 AM PDT Sun Jun 29 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Patchy dense fog early this morning. A chance of drizzle early this morning, then a slight chance of drizzle late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. A slight chance of very light drizzle. .TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. $$ PZZ531-300430- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 849 AM PDT Sun Jun 29 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ535-300430- Monterey Bay- 849 AM PDT Sun Jun 29 2025 .TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt late this morning, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Areas of dense fog this morning. Patchy dense fog this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy dense fog. .MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of drizzle in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Areas of fog. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy dense fog in the afternoon. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog after midnight. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$