National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS56 KMTR
FZUS56 KMTR 132241
CWFMTR
Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
241 PM PST Tue Jan 13 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
PZZ500-141130
241 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries...
Gentle to moderate easterly to northeasterly winds continue today, before northerly winds return on Wednesday. Offshore winds return Thursday and Saturday before northerlies return over the weekend. Moderate seas will prevail through the week with the exception of the northwestern portion of the waters where rough seas will briefly build in Wednesday into Thursday.
PZZ570-141130
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM
241 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026
TONIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 13 seconds.
WED
N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
WED NIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
THU
E wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 15 seconds.
THU NIGHT
E wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI
E wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 13 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 12 seconds.
SAT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 13 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN
N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 13 seconds.
PZZ571-141130
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM
241 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026
TONIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 13 seconds.
WED
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 13 seconds.
WED NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 15 seconds.
THU
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
15 seconds.
THU NIGHT
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
13 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 12 seconds.
SAT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 13 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
N wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 14 seconds.
PZZ575-141130
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM
241 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026
TONIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 13 seconds.
WED
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
11 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
THU
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
15 seconds.
THU NIGHT
E wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI
NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 14 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 13 seconds.
SAT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
12 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
12 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM
241 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026
TONIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 13 seconds.
WED
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 13 seconds.
WED NIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 16 seconds.
THU
E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 14 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 13 seconds.
SAT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 13 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 15 seconds.
PZZ540-141130
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM
241 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026
TONIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 13 seconds.
WED
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
WED NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening.
THU
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
THU NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening.
FRI
E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds.
Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
FRI NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening.
SAT
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
PZZ545-141130
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM
241 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026
TONIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 13 seconds.
WED
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
13 seconds.
WED NIGHT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 15 seconds.
THU
NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 15 seconds.
THU NIGHT
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
13 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 13 seconds.
SAT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 12 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 16 seconds.
SUN
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 14 seconds.
..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST
..IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 15 seconds...decreasing to 4 to 6 feet at 13 seconds late Monday night.
ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 9 to 12 feet at 15 seconds...decreasing to 7 to 10 feet at 13 seconds late Monday night. Maximum ebb current of 0.9 kt at 01:05 AM Wednesday and 2.4 kt at 01:12 PM Wednesday.
PZZ560-141130
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM
241 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026
TONIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 13 seconds.
WED
N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at
13 seconds.
WED NIGHT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 16 seconds.
THU
E wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NIGHT
E wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 13 seconds.
SAT
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds.
PZZ565-141130
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM
241 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026
TONIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 13 seconds.
WED
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
11 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 16 seconds.
THU
E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 13 seconds.
SAT
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 15 seconds.
PZZ530-141130
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge
241 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026
TONIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt.
WED
NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
WED NIGHT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog.
THU
NE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
THU NIGHT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog.
FRI
NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
FRI NIGHT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
SAT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
SAT NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog after
midnight.
SUN
NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
SUN NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog.
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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge
241 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026
TONIGHT
N wind around 5 kt.
WED
N wind 5 to 10 kt.
WED NIGHT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt.
THU
NE wind around 5 kt.
THU NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt.
FRI
NE wind around 5 kt.
FRI NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt.
SAT
NE wind around 5 kt.
SAT NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt.
SUN
NE wind around 5 kt.
SUN NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt.
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Monterey Bay
241 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026
TONIGHT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 13 seconds.
WED
NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at
13 seconds.
WED NIGHT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 16 seconds.
THU
E wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
THU NIGHT
E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI
NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
SAT
NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 14 seconds.
Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.



