FZUS56 KMTR 040329 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 829 PM PDT Fri Apr 3 2026 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 829 PM PDT Fri Apr 3 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Winds and seas will gradually abate through the night and through the weekend. Light to moderate northerly breezes prevail this weekend and into next week. A low pressure system over the Pacific will approach the coastal waters and bays by the middle of next week bringing a chance of rain, strong breezes, and moderate to rough seas.
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 829 PM PDT Fri Apr 3 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY...
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
SUN NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
TUE NIGHT NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 829 PM PDT Fri Apr 3 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.
SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 829 PM PDT Fri Apr 3 2026
TONIGHT N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.
SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
WED W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 829 PM PDT Fri Apr 3 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 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 17 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 829 PM PDT Fri Apr 3 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this evening, then becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.
SAT E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 829 PM PDT Fri Apr 3 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening and early morning, veering to N late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
SAT NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
WED W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 11 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 3.5 kt at 06:32 AM Saturday and 1.4 kt at 07:29 PM Saturday.
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 829 PM PDT Fri Apr 3 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this evening, then becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight, veering to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
SAT E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
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 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: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
WED NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain.
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 829 PM PDT Fri Apr 3 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening and early morning, then becoming E late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
SAT W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
TUE 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 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain.
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 829 PM PDT Fri Apr 3 2026
TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight.
SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
SAT NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt.
SUN N wind around 5 kt.
SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt.
MON W wind 5 to 10 kt.
MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt.
TUE SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight.
WED SW wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 829 PM PDT Fri Apr 3 2026
TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt late this evening, then becoming W after midnight, veering to N late. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. .SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .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 around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight.
Monterey Bay- 829 PM PDT Fri Apr 3 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt late this evening, then becoming NE after midnight, veering to E late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to E around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.
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