FZUS56 KMTR 010331 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 831 PM PDT Tue Jun 30 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 831 PM PDT Tue Jun 30 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Strong northerly winds continue for the northern outer waters while weaker, yet still gusty winds affect the rest of the waters. Frequent gale force gusts are expected across the northern outer waters through Wednesday, a bit weaker winds for Thursday and Friday. Moderate northerly to westerly breezes will prevail elsewhere. Rough to very rough seas will continue through Wednesday before abating to become moderate to rough Thursday into Friday.
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 831 PM PDT Tue Jun 30 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
WED NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
THU NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas around 8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 831 PM PDT Tue Jun 30 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
WED NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
THU NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 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 15 seconds. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...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.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 831 PM PDT Tue Jun 30 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
WED NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 831 PM PDT Tue Jun 30 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
THU NW 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 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 831 PM PDT Tue Jun 30 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
THU 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 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 831 PM PDT Tue Jun 30 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt late this evening and early morning, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog late this evening and early morning.
WED W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
WED NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
THU SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
FRI W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 15 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 2.9 kt at 05:31 AM Wednesday and 1.1 kt at 06:54 PM Wednesday.
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 831 PM PDT Tue Jun 30 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
WED W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
THU W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 831 PM PDT Tue Jun 30 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Areas of dense fog.
WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning.
WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
THU NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 831 PM PDT Tue Jun 30 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
TONIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt late.
WED SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
WED NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
THU SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
THU NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
FRI SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
FRI NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
SAT NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
SUN SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
SUN NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 831 PM PDT Tue Jun 30 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
TONIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to S late.
WED S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
THU SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
THU NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
FRI SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt.
SUN SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt.
Monterey Bay- 831 PM PDT Tue Jun 30 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...W 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 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.
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