FZUS56 KMTR 180319 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 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 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... A fresh to strong northwest breeze will develop tonight and persist through the end of the forecast period. Locally stronger winds are possible in the coastal jet regions north of Point Reyes and along the Big Sur coast. Seas build to 7 to 9 feet by Tuesday and Wednesday before subsiding later in the week.
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT TUESDAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE 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.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
WED NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind around 20 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
SAT NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE 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.
TUE 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.
WED 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.
WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds.
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE 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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED 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 15 seconds.
THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026
TONIGHT NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind around 20 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
THU NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind around 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog late.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
WED 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 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 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- 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening.
WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 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 2.7 kt at 08:52 PM Monday and 1.6 kt at 09:32 AM Tuesday.
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026
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 14 seconds.
TUE 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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE 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 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026
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 14 seconds.
TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026
TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
TUE SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
TUE NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
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 10 to 15 kt.
FRI NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
SAT SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
SAT NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Monterey Bay- 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED 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. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU 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 7 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 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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