FZUS56 KMTR 150343 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 843 PM PDT Sat Mar 14 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 843 PM PDT Sat Mar 14 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Fresh to moderate north/northwest continue to produce steep fresh swell. Wind and seas will ease over the inner water Sunday afternoon followed by the outer waters on Monday. Wind and seas are expected to remain relatively calm through the remainder of the week into next weekend.
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 843 PM PDT Sat Mar 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds.
SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN 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 16 seconds.
MON 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 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
MON 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 16 seconds.
TUE N 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 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 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 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 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 14 seconds.
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 843 PM PDT Sat Mar 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds.
SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
MON 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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
MON 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 16 seconds.
TUE N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW 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 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.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 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 7 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 843 PM PDT Sat Mar 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
SUN N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
MON N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 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 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
THU NIGHT N wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 843 PM PDT Sat Mar 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN NIGHT N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
MON N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW 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 N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NIGHT 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.
THU N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
THU NIGHT N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 843 PM PDT Sat Mar 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...
TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN 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 16 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED 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.
WED 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.
THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 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 and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 843 PM PDT Sat Mar 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...
TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN 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 16 seconds.
MON N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
MON 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 16 seconds.
TUE N wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
TUE 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 15 seconds.
WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 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.
THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
THU 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.
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 17 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 1.5 kt at 02:48 AM Sunday and 2.1 kt at 02:51 PM Sunday.
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 843 PM PDT Sat Mar 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
SUN 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 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN 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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
TUE 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.
WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
WED 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 15 seconds.
THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 843 PM PDT Sat Mar 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...
TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
TUE 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.
WED 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.
WED NIGHT 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.
THU N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
THU NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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- 843 PM PDT Sat Mar 14 2026
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt.
SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt.
SUN NIGHT W wind around 5 kt.
MON N wind around 5 kt.
MON NIGHT W 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 NW wind around 5 kt.
THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt.
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 843 PM PDT Sat Mar 14 2026
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW late. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. .MON...Light and variable winds, becoming N around 5 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...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 NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .THU...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight.
Monterey Bay- 843 PM PDT Sat Mar 14 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. 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 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.
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