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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
482 FZUS56 KMTR 072101 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 201 PM 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 PZZ500-081015- 201 PM 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... Gentle to moderate northwest winds persisting into the early work week over the outer coastal waters. Light southerly winds over the inner waters becoming northwesterly tonight. 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. $$ PZZ570-081015- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 201 PM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ571-081015- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 201 PM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .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. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ575-081015- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 201 PM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ576-081015- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 201 PM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .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. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ540-081015- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 201 PM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt late in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ545-081015- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 201 PM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW late in the evening. 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. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW 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. $$ PZZ560-081015- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 201 PM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ565-081015- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 201 PM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW late in the evening. 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. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ530-081015- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 201 PM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-081015- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 201 PM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 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. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-081015- Monterey Bay- 201 PM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog after midnight. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$