Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
356 FZUS56 KMTR 281547 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 847 AM PDT Sat Jun 28 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 PZZ500-290415- 847 AM PDT Sat Jun 28 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Fresh to strong northwesterly breezes will continue over the outer waters north of Point Reyes through Sunday, with southerly winds developing along the coast south of Point Reyes today. Moderate to rough seas continue through late this morning, with significant wave heights gradually subsiding later tonight into Sunday as winds ease. The next round of elevated wave heights, strong northwesterly breezes, and moderate to rough seas begins Tuesday and continues through late next week. $$ PZZ570-290415- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 847 AM PDT Sat Jun 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt this morning. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Areas of fog. A slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Areas of fog. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ571-290415- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 847 AM PDT Sat Jun 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle early this morning. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 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. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE 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 11 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ575-290415- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 847 AM PDT Sat Jun 28 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to W late this morning, easing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. Areas of dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ576-290415- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 847 AM PDT Sat Jun 28 2025 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S late this morning and early afternoon, veering to SW late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. Areas of dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...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 dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ540-290415- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 847 AM PDT Sat Jun 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning, then areas of fog in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Areas of fog. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. .TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ545-290415- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 847 AM PDT Sat Jun 28 2025 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A slight chance of drizzle this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy dense fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Areas of fog. .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. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 8 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 4 to 5 feet at 8 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.6 kt at 08:13 PM Saturday and 3.0 kt at 07:55 AM Sunday. $$ PZZ560-290415- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 847 AM PDT Sat Jun 28 2025 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning, then patchy dense fog late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight. .SUN...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. A slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. .WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ565-290415- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 847 AM PDT Sat Jun 28 2025 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning, then patchy dense fog late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...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. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 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 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ530-290415- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 847 AM PDT Sat Jun 28 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. $$ PZZ531-290415- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 847 AM PDT Sat Jun 28 2025 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. $$ PZZ535-290415- Monterey Bay- 847 AM PDT Sat Jun 28 2025 .TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning. Patchy dense fog this afternoon. A slight chance of drizzle late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the evening. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the evening. Patchy fog. .MON...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. .TUE...Light and variable winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog. .WED...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$