fzus56 kmtr 220924
cwfmtr
expires:202610222230;;987153

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
224 am pdt thu oct 22 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


pzz530-222230-
san pablo bay, suisun bay, the west delta and  the san francisco
bay north of the bay bridge-
224 am pdt thu oct 22 2026

.today...s wind around 5 kt, veering to sw this afternoon. rain
likely. a slight chance of tstms this afternoon. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, veering to n in the afternoon. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...w wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt. 
.mon night...w wind around 5 kt.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus56 kmtr 220924
cwfmtr
expires:202610222230;;987149

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
224 am pdt thu oct 22 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


pzz540-222230-
coastal waters from point arena to point reyes california out to
10 nm-
224 am pdt thu oct 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through
friday morning...

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. rain likely this morning, then a chance of rain early
this afternoon. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds
and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, veering to sw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 9 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 220924
cwfmtr
expires:202610222230;;987150

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
224 am pdt thu oct 22 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


pzz545-222230-
coastal waters from point reyes to pigeon point california out to
10 nm-
224 am pdt thu oct 22 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. a chance of rain early this morning, then rain likely
late this morning and early afternoon. a slight chance of rain
late. 
.tonight...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. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 2 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 8 seconds.  

.....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast.....

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft 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
2.4 kt at 02:43 pm thursday and 1.9 kt at 02:45 am friday.

$$

fzus56 kmtr 220924
cwfmtr
expires:202610222230;;987151

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
224 am pdt thu oct 22 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


pzz560-222230-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
224 am pdt thu oct 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through late
tonight...

.today...se wind around 5 kt, veering to w early this afternoon,
then becoming nw 10 to 15 kt late. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. rain likely with
a slight chance of tstms. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft
at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and
s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 8 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus56 kmtr 220924
cwfmtr
expires:202610222230;;987145

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
224 am pdt thu oct 22 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


pzz570-222230-
waters from point arena to point reyes 10-60 nm-
224 am pdt thu oct 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this afternoon through
friday afternoon...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of rain until late afternoon. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 11 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...n wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 11 to 14 ft. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: nw
13 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 220924
cwfmtr
expires:202610222230;;987147

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
224 am pdt thu oct 22 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


pzz575-222230-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
224 am pdt thu oct 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through
friday afternoon...

.today...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to
6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds.
rain until late afternoon, then a slight chance of rain late. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to
9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft
at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft at 9 seconds
and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds
and s 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at
10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds.  

$$