FZUS56 KMTR 141604 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 904 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 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 904 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... High pressure off the California coast will maintain moderate to fresh northerly breezes over the coastal waters today. Locally stronger gusts will occur near Point Reyes and Point Sur regions. A cold front will increase winds to near gale force late Wednesday or early Thursday, building rough seas. Winds and seas ease into the weekend, but build again into the next work week with some chances for rain.
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 904 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening.
THU N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT NW wind around 15 kt, easing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
SAT NIGHT W wind around 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 904 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind around 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 904 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026
TODAY NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 904 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TODAY NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 904 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening.
THU N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 904 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TODAY NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning and early afternoon, rising to 15 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 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 2.1 kt at 03:02 PM Tuesday and 3.0 kt at 03:31 AM Wednesday.
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 904 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds.
THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 904 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TODAY NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning, rising to 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
THU NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 904 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026
TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
WED W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt.
THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt.
THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt.
FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt.
FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt.
SAT SW wind around 5 kt.
SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt.
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 904 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026
TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
WED W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt.
THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt.
FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight.
SAT Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the afternoon.
SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight.
Monterey Bay- 904 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 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 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.
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