FZUS56 KMTR 050435 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 835 PM PST Wed Feb 4 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 835 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Light easterly winds tonight will turn southerly by Thursday, then to northwesterly by Friday as high pressure shifts eastward. Seas will remain slight to moderate tonight into Thursday then rapidly build into rough seas Thursday night through Saturday. Winds will increase on Sunday ahead of an incoming cold front dropping down from the Pacific Northwest.
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
835 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026
TONIGHT
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds.
THU
S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds.
THU NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 16 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
SAT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
SAT NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
SUN
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
MON
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
MON NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
835 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026
TONIGHT
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
THU
E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds.
THU NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 12 ft at 16 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
SAT NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds.
SUN
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
MON
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
MON NIGHT
NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
835 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026
TONIGHT
N wind around 5 kt, veering to E late this evening and overnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
THU
SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds.
THU NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 12 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 12 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT
N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds.
SUN
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
MON
NW wind around 15 kt, rising to around 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT
NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
835 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026
TONIGHT
N wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight, backing to N late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
THU
E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 11 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
SUN
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds.
MON
N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT
NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM-
835 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026
TONIGHT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU
E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds.
THU NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 10 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 11 ft at 16 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
SAT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
SAT NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
SUN
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. Patchy fog.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
MON
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 12 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
MON NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM-
835 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026
TONIGHT
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
THU
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 13 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds.
SUN
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
MON
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
MON NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain.
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....
IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet 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 2.5 kt at 07:03 AM Thursday and 2.6 kt at 07:14 PM Thursday.
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM-
835 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026
TONIGHT
N wind around 5 kt, veering to E late this evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
THU
E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 10 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 14 seconds and W 10 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT
N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds.
SUN
N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
MON
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM-
835 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026
TONIGHT
N wind around 5 kt, veering to E late this evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
THU
E wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT
E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 15 seconds and W 10 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI
N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 15 seconds and W 10 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
SAT
N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
SUN
N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds.
MON
N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT
NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 835 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026
TONIGHT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight.
THU
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
THU NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt after midnight.
FRI
W wind around 5 kt.
FRI NIGHT
W wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog after midnight.
SAT
NW wind around 5 kt. Areas of fog in the morning.
SAT NIGHT
W wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog after midnight.
SUN
W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain.
MON
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt. A chance of rain.
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 835 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026
TONIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. .THU...N wind around 5 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. .SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain. Patchy fog. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. A chance of rain.
Monterey Bay- 835 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to E late this evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 15 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.
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