FZUS56 KMTR 200333 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 833 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 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 833 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... A gentle to moderate northwesterly breeze continues across the coastal waters. Northwest winds start to increase tonight across the outer waters before spreading across the inner waters Friday into the weekend. Hazardous seas return by Friday night due to strengthening winds. Gale force gusts are expected across the outer waters late Saturday into early Sunday.
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 833 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds.
FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. 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 8 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft, building to 12 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds.
SUN N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds.
MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 833 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT 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 NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 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 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds.
SUN NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.
MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 833 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT NW 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 NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 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 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.
MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 833 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
FRI NW 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 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind around 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 833 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.
SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 833 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds.
FRI NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 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 3.8 kt at 05:45 AM Friday and 2.3 kt at 06:21 PM Friday.
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 833 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. 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.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 833 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds.
FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds.
SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 833 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
TONIGHT W wind around 5 kt.
FRI W wind around 5 kt.
FRI NIGHT SW wind around 5 kt.
SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt.
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 SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
MON SW wind around 5 kt.
MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt.
TUE SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 833 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
TONIGHT NW wind around 5 kt until early morning, becoming light and variable. .FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .TUE...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
Monterey Bay- 833 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N late this evening and overnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.
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