


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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. $$ PZZ535-060415- Monterey Bay- 811 AM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025 .REST OF TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$