Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
406 FZUS56 KMTR 172156 AAB CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California...UPDATED National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 256 PM PDT Sun Aug 17 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 PZZ500-181015- 256 PM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Fresh to strong breezes are anticipated, largely for waters within 10 nautical miles of the shoreline including San Francisco and Monterey Bay regions through tonight. This will equate to hazardous boating conditions, particularly for smaller vessels. Moderate northwesterly seas are forecast through late Monday with wave heights subsiding briefly on Tuesday. Moderate to rough seas are advertised mid-week and onward as northwesterly breezes increase. Southerly secondary swell with periods of 12 to 16 seconds are forecast. Heights are forecast to remain at or below 2 feet. $$ PZZ570-181015- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 256 PM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ571-181015- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 256 PM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ575-181015- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 256 PM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ576-181015- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 256 PM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED 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 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ540-181015- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 256 PM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ545-181015- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 256 PM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...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 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 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 20 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 4 to 6 feet at 20 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 3.0 kt at 11:43 PM Sunday and 1.1 kt at 01:21 PM Monday. $$ PZZ560-181015- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 256 PM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ565-181015- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 256 PM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...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 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED 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 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ530-181015- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 256 PM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 15 to 25 kt. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. $$ PZZ531-181015- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 256 PM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 15 to 25 kt. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after midnight. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ535-181015- Monterey Bay- 256 PM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$