FZUS56 KMTR 140917 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 217 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 PZZ500-142230- 217 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... Moderate to fresh NW breezes and moderate build seas across the exposed coastal waters into the mid week. 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. $$ PZZ570-142230- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 217 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. .THU...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 15 kt, easing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. $$ PZZ571-142230- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 217 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 20 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. $$ PZZ575-142230- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 217 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ576-142230- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 217 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 20 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 20 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. $$ PZZ540-142230- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 217 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. .THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. $$ PZZ545-142230- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 217 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 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 20 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 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. 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 4 to 6 feet at 11 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 2.5 kt at 02:57 AM Tuesday and 2.1 kt at 03:02 PM Tuesday. $$ PZZ560-142230- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 217 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ565-142230- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 217 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 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 20 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. $$ PZZ530-142230- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 217 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. $$ PZZ531-142230- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 217 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. $$ PZZ535-142230- Monterey Bay- 217 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$