FZUS56 KMTR 030921 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 221 AM PDT Sat Oct 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 221 AM PDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... A shallow marine layer has resulted in areas of dense fog along the coastline to the Monterey Bay with visibility less than 1/4 mile. Dense fog will mix out later in the morning. Northwesterly breezes remain gentle to moderate into early week, allowing for slight to moderate seas to persist.
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 221 AM PDT Sat Oct 3 2026
TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SE 3 ft at 13 seconds.
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 221 AM PDT Sat Oct 3 2026
TODAY N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
WED 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 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 221 AM PDT Sat Oct 3 2026
TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 221 AM PDT Sat Oct 3 2026
TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 221 AM PDT Sat Oct 3 2026
TODAY N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
MON 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.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 221 AM PDT Sat Oct 3 2026
TODAY NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 9 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 0.9 kt at 10:55 AM Saturday and 2.7 kt at 09:46 PM Saturday.
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 221 AM PDT Sat Oct 3 2026
TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
WED N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 221 AM PDT Sat Oct 3 2026
TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
MON N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 221 AM PDT Sat Oct 3 2026
TODAY W wind around 5 kt, veering to N late this morning and early afternoon, backing to W late.
TONIGHT SW wind around 5 kt.
SUN NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT SW wind around 5 kt.
MON W wind around 5 kt.
MON NIGHT SW wind around 5 kt.
TUE SW wind around 5 kt.
TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
WED SW wind around 5 kt.
WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 221 AM PDT Sat Oct 3 2026
TODAY N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW late.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable.
SUN NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
MON W wind around 5 kt.
MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
TUE Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon.
TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
WED Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon.
WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Monterey Bay- 221 AM PDT Sat Oct 3 2026 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Dense fog until 9 am this morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.
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