FZUS56 KMTR 191601 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 901 AM PDT Mon May 19 2025 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 PZZ500-200515- 901 AM PDT Mon May 19 2025 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Widespread strong northerly breezes with gale force gusts are expected over the inner and outer waters through Tuesday. Hazardous marine conditions will persist Wednesday through Friday with strong northwesterly breezes with near gale force gusts and rough to very rough seas. $$ PZZ570-200515- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 901 AM PDT Mon May 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft, subsiding to 10 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ571-200515- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 901 AM PDT Mon May 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 14 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ575-200515- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 901 AM PDT Mon May 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 11 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 13 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ576-200515- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 901 AM PDT Mon May 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 13 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ540-200515- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 901 AM PDT Mon May 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ545-200515- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 901 AM PDT Mon May 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 12 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 5 to 6 feet at 12 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.4 kt at 09:10 AM Monday and 1.1 kt at 11:31 PM Monday. $$ PZZ560-200515- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 901 AM PDT Mon May 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ565-200515- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 901 AM PDT Mon May 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 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 7 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ530-200515- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 901 AM PDT Mon May 19 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-200515- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 901 AM PDT Mon May 19 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 15 kt, easing to around 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-200515- Monterey Bay- 901 AM PDT Mon May 19 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$