FZUS56 KMTR 160942 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 242 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 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 PZZ500-162215- 242 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... A weak cold front will sweep across the coastal waters early this morning. The passing front will bring fresh to near gale breezes to the coastal waters and bays through today. These winds will build rough seas of 10-12 feet across the outer coastal waters. Winds will ease back to moderate northwest breezes Friday through Saturday, allowing seas to gradually subside. $$ PZZ570-162215- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 242 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 15 kt, easing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON...S wind around 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ571-162215- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 242 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 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 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ575-162215- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 242 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind around 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ576-162215- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 242 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 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 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 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: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ540-162215- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 242 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt late this morning, rising to 20 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ545-162215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 242 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning, then becoming NW 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...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. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 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. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 13 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 3.6 kt at 04:02 AM Thursday and 2.0 kt at 04:27 PM Thursday. $$ PZZ560-162215- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 242 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning, then becoming NW 15 to 20 kt early this afternoon, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ565-162215- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 242 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this morning, rising to 20 to 25 kt early this afternoon, rising to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 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. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW 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 and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ530-162215- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 242 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. A chance of rain. .MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ531-162215- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 242 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .FRI...NW 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. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. A chance of rain. .MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ535-162215- Monterey Bay- 242 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this morning, then becoming NW 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$