Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
252
FZUS56 KMTR 051511
CWFMTR

Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
811 AM PDT Thu Jun 5 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

PZZ500-060415-
811 AM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...

A moderate to strong northerly breeze is diminishing in the outer
waters while strong southerly winds persists through the day
along the coast and in the northern San Francisco Bay. The
pressure gradient will relax over the next 30 hours, causing
winds to diminish and allowing seas to subside. Mostly favorable
conditions will persist through the weekend with a long period SW
swell arriving early next week.

$$

PZZ570-060415-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
811 AM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...NE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog late.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...SW 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 fog in the
morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-060415-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
811 AM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.REST OF TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-060415-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
811 AM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.REST OF TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-060415-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
811 AM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.REST OF TODAY...S 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. Patchy dense fog
early this morning.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...S 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.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...SW 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 fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-060415-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
811 AM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.REST OF TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog
late.
.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of dense fog.
.FRI...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Areas of fog.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy dense fog in
the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.

$$

PZZ545-060415-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
811 AM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 5 ft at 13
seconds.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 9 seconds and W
2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
9 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.FRI 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 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog
after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of fog in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 15
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 6 to 8 feet at 15 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 1.3 kt at 01:15 PM Thursday and 2.6 kt at 02:15 AM
Friday.

$$

PZZ560-060415-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
811 AM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.REST OF TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
10 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of fog in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-060415-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
811 AM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.REST OF TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late
this morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Areas of dense fog
in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SUN 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 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...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 and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-060415-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
811 AM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.

$$

PZZ531-060415-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
811 AM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.

$$

PZZ535-060415-
Monterey Bay-
811 AM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.REST OF TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and
S 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of
fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


$$