FZUS56 KMTR 161511 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 811 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 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 811 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Breezy to gusty north winds linger in the northern outer waters through the day before easing tonight and into Tuesday morning. Winds across the waters continue to diminish through the work week. Sea heights remain moderate due to a combination of wind waves and low southerly swell.
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 811 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TODAY NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
TUE N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind around 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 811 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TODAY N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
TUE N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 811 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026
TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 17 seconds.
TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
THU N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 811 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026
TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
THU NIGHT N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds.
FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 811 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026
TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds.
THU N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 811 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026
TODAY N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
TUE N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
THU N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds.
FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 13 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 2.4 kt at 03:34 PM Monday and 2.3 kt at 04:05 AM Tuesday.
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 811 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026
TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
TUE 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.
WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED 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 15 seconds.
THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds.
FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 811 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026
TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
THU NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds.
FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 811 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026
TODAY S wind around 5 kt, backing to E late this morning, backing to W around 5 kt this afternoon.
TONIGHT SW wind around 5 kt.
TUE NE wind around 5 kt.
TUE NIGHT W wind around 5 kt.
WED N wind around 5 kt.
WED NIGHT W wind around 5 kt.
THU N wind around 5 kt.
THU NIGHT W wind around 5 kt.
FRI N wind around 5 kt.
FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt.
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 811 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026
TODAY Light and variable winds, becoming NE around 5 kt late this morning, backing to NW around 5 kt this afternoon.
TONIGHT NW wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable.
TUE Light and variable winds, becoming N around 5 kt in the afternoon.
TUE NIGHT W wind around 5 kt.
WED Light and variable winds, becoming N around 5 kt in the afternoon.
WED NIGHT W wind around 5 kt.
THU Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon.
THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
FRI Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon.
FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt.
Monterey Bay- 811 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.
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