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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
815 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

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815 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...

Surface high pressure over the Pacific Ocean will continue
to be the dominating feature through the period. Northwesterly
breezes will prevail through the period, increasing Wednesday as
the pressure gradient tightens. Significant wave heights begin to
build to 10-14 feet in the outer waters by Thursday.

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Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
815 PM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.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 around 15 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 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. 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. Gusts up to 35 kt after
midnight. 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
815 PM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
815 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. 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.

$$

PZZ576-081615-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
815 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.

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

.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. 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 5 to 10 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. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

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

.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 late
this evening and overnight.
.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...W 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 3.1 kt at 06:49 AM Monday and 1.5 kt at 07:49 PM
Monday.

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

.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.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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

.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.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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

.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. 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. 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.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
815 PM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.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...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 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 in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. 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...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. 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.

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Monterey Bay-
815 PM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.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. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.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. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt 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. Patchy fog in the morning.
.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.


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