FZUS56 KMTR 042313 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 313 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 313 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 today will turn southerly by Thursday as high pressure shifts eastward. Seas will remain small tonight into Thursday then rapidly build 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-
313 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
TONIGHT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU
SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT
SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 11 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 5 ft at 14 seconds and W 12 ft at 16 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 12 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.
SAT NIGHT
W wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
SUN
W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
313 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
TONIGHT
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 16 seconds and 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 and SW 6 ft at 16 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 12 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
SAT NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 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.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
313 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 7 ft at 16 seconds.
TONIGHT
E wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU
SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 15 seconds and W 12 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 15 seconds and W 12 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 12 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: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
313 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TONIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 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 and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 11 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 16 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 11 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: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds.
SUN
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM-
313 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TONIGHT
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
THU
SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT
E wind around 5 kt, backing to N after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 16 seconds and W 10 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI
N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 16 seconds and SW 6 ft at 16 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 12 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
SAT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
SAT NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM-
313 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 16 seconds.
TONIGHT
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU
E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 16 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI
NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 16 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 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 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds.
SUN
NW wind around 5 kt, rising to around 10 kt in the afternoon. 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, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....
IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 12 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 3.0 kt at 06:31 PM Wednesday and 2.5 kt at 07:03 AM Thursday.
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM-
313 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TONIGHT
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
THU
E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 16 seconds and W 10 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI
N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 16 seconds and W 10 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 13 seconds and W 8 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 around 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM-
313 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 5 ft at 16 seconds.
TONIGHT
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 16 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
THU
E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 15 seconds and W 10 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI
NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
SAT
N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 13 seconds and W 8 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.
SUN
N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 313 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
TONIGHT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
THU
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
THU NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt.
FRI
W wind around 5 kt.
FRI NIGHT
W wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog after midnight.
SAT
NW wind around 5 kt. Patchy 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 around 10 kt. A chance of rain.
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 313 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 5 to 10 kt.
TONIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt.
THU
NE wind around 5 kt.
THU NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW after midnight.
FRI
SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the afternoon.
FRI NIGHT
W wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog after midnight.
SAT
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning.
SAT NIGHT
W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
SUN
SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 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.
Monterey Bay- 313 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
TONIGHT
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
THU
E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 17 seconds and SW 4 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 17 seconds and SW 5 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: 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 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 4 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. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.
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