FZUS56 KMTR 292139 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 239 PM PDT Sun Mar 29 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 239 PM PDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... A moderate northerly breeze and moderate seas continue through Monday before winds weaken and shift to a SW direction Tuesday. A cold front will move through Wednesday, followed by near gale force NW winds and rough seas Thursday into Friday.
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 239 PM PDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
TONIGHT N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
WED NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
THU NIGHT N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 239 PM PDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds. Rain likely.
THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
THU NIGHT NW wind around 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 12 seconds.
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 239 PM PDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
MON NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 12 seconds.
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 239 PM PDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
MON N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 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 12 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
THU NIGHT N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas around 8 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 239 PM PDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
WED NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds. Rain.
THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and SW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 239 PM PDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain.
TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
THU 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 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 14 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 2.4 kt at 02:48 PM Sunday and 2.7 kt at 03:26 AM Monday.
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 239 PM PDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...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.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 239 PM PDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 239 PM PDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt.
MON SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
MON NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain after midnight.
TUE SW wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain.
TUE NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain.
WED SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Rain likely.
THU W wind 10 to 15 kt. A chance of rain in the morning.
THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt.
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 239 PM PDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt.
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
MON W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain after midnight.
TUE SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. A chance of rain.
TUE NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain.
WED S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Rain likely.
THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Monterey Bay- 239 PM PDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
MON W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
TUE NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain.
TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.
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