FZUS56 KMTR 151549 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 849 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025 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 849 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Weather conditions improve today through late week as the low pressure systems departs. Light winds persist across the waters today, increasing to a fresh breeze Thursday afternoon. A longer period northwesterly swell will arrive over the weekend.
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 849 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025
TODAY NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
FRI N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
FRI NIGHT N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 12 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 14 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds.
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 849 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025
TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
FRI N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 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 12 seconds.
FRI NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 16 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 849 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025
TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
THU NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 8 ft at 17 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 849 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025
TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
THU NIGHT 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.
FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 8 ft at 17 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 8 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 849 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025
TODAY E wind around 5 kt, veering to S early this afternoon, veering to W late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
SAT NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 16 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 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 6 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 14 seconds and SW 5 ft at 14 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 849 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025
TODAY SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
FRI N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
SAT NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT NIGHT W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 10 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 10 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.6 kt at 01:00 PM Wednesday and 1.9 kt at 12:53 AM Thursday.
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 849 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025
TODAY SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
FRI N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
SAT NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
SAT NIGHT W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 849 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025
TODAY SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt early this afternoon, veering to NW late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 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 and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU 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 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
SAT NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 849 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025
TODAY NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt late.
TONIGHT NW wind around 5 kt.
THU NW wind around 5 kt.
THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
FRI NE wind around 5 kt.
FRI NIGHT W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
SAT NIGHT SW wind around 5 kt.
SUN SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt.
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 849 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025
TODAY SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon.
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
THU N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon.
THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable.
FRI Light and variable winds, becoming N around 5 kt in the afternoon.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable.
SAT NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon.
SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable.
SUN SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt.
Monterey Bay- 849 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.
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