FZUS56 KMTR 011618 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 818 AM PST Sun Mar 1 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 818 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... A weak storm system passing through Northern California will bring a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms late tonight into Monday morning. High chances for precipitation will be north of the Golden Gate. Seas continue to weaken until mid- week. However by late week, high pressure strengthening over the eastern Pacific will likely result in northwest winds to gale force and steepening seas over 12 feet.
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 818 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026
TODAY SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog until late afternoon. A slight chance of rain late.
TONIGHT SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of rain.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Patchy fog.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
THU N wind 25 to 30 kt, backing to NW 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds.
THU NIGHT N wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 11 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 818 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026
TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog until late afternoon.
TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds.
THU NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 15 ft at 11 seconds.
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 818 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026
TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.
THU NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 15 ft at 11 seconds.
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 818 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026
TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog until late afternoon.
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds.
WED NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
WED NIGHT N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.
THU N wind 30 to 35 kt, backing to NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
THU NIGHT N wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 818 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026
TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of rain late.
TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Patchy fog.
MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Patchy fog.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
THU NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 818 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026
TODAY W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog until late afternoon.
TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Patchy fog.
MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
THU NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 12 seconds.
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 13 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 02:57 PM Sunday and 2.5 kt at 03:31 AM Monday.
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 818 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026
TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog until late afternoon.
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
MON W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
THU NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 818 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026
TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
TONIGHT 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 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
MON 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 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
WED N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
WED NIGHT N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
THU NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt, veering to N 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 818 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026
TODAY SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog this morning.
TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. A slight chance of rain. Patchy fog after midnight.
MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of rain.
MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog after midnight.
TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog in the morning.
TUE NIGHT W wind around 10 kt.
WED W wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt.
THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt.
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 818 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026
TODAY SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Patchy fog this morning.
TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
MON SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain.
MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
TUE W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning.
TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt.
WED W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight.
THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight.
Monterey Bay- 818 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...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 6 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.
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