FZUS56 KMTR 091513 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 813 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 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 PZZ500-100415- 813 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Northwest winds remain fresh to strong as near gale force gusts increase into the weekend. Wind driven rough seas (9-11 ft) prevail with an underlying long period southerly swell. $$ PZZ570-100415- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 813 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ571-100415- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 813 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ575-100415- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 813 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds..FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ576-100415- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 813 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...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. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ540-100415- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 813 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ545-100415- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 813 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW 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. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17 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 1.1 kt at 12:45 PM Thursday and 3.4 kt at 12:53 AM Friday. $$ PZZ560-100415- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 813 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ565-100415- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 813 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. 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 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ530-100415- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 813 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ531-100415- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 813 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ535-100415- Monterey Bay- 813 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$