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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
855 AM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

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

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855 AM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...

High pressure continues over the Pacific Ocean with gentle to
moderate northwest winds persisting into the early work week. Fresh
to the occasional strong gusts will briefly develop over the
northern outer coastal waters Monday before diminishing into
Tuesday. Widespread fresh to strong northwest winds return across
the coastal waters by mid-week. Significant wave heights will
build to 10-14 feet in the outer waters beginning Wednesday.

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Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
855 AM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and
S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to
8 to 11 ft after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to
13 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
855 AM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...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 6 seconds and
S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
855 AM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at
7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
855 AM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at
7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
855 AM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...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 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
855 AM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early
this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 ft at 15
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 ft at 15 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.5 kt at 07:03 PM Sunday and 3.1 kt at 06:49 AM
Monday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
855 AM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog early
this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON 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 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE 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 12 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
855 AM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 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 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
855 AM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 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...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
855 AM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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Monterey Bay-
855 AM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense
fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog after midnight.

Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


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