FZUS56 KMTR 150951 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 251 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 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 PZZ500-152215- 251 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Fresh northwest breezes and moderate seas will continue over the coastal waters through today. A mostly dry cold front will push through tonight followed by gusty northwesterly winds Thursday. These winds will build rough seas of 10-12 feet across the exposed coastal waters. Winds will ease back to moderate northwest breezes Friday through Saturday, allowing seas to gradually subside. $$ PZZ570-152215- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 251 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 15 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ571-152215- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 251 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ575-152215- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 251 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ576-152215- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 251 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...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. .SAT...NW wind around 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: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. $$ PZZ540-152215- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 251 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ545-152215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 251 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 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 and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less, then 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 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 3.0 kt at 03:31 AM Wednesday and 2.1 kt at 03:43 PM Wednesday. $$ PZZ560-152215- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 251 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. $$ PZZ565-152215- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 251 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 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 SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 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 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. $$ PZZ530-152215- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 251 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .SAT...W wind around 5 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain after midnight. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ531-152215- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 251 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 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. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ535-152215- Monterey Bay- 251 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW late this morning, then becoming W 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$