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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
809 PM PDT Sat Jul 6 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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809 PM PDT Sat Jul 6 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 tomorrow
afternoon as the pressure gradient tightens. Significant wave
heights begin to build to 10-13 feet in the outer waters by
Wednesday.

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PZZ570-071615-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
809 PM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 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 5 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 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.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-
809 PM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024

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

.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 15 seconds.
.SUN...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 15 seconds.
.SUN 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 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 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. 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 7 to 10 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 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
809 PM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TONIGHT...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 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...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 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 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 5 to 7 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. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
809 PM PDT Sat Jul 6 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 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...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 4 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 5 to 6 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 5 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 5 to 7 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 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 9 ft after midnight.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
809 PM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024

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

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
809 PM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TONIGHT...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 late
this evening and overnight.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...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.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.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 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 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...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 17
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 ft at 17 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 3.3 kt at 05:57 AM Sunday and 1.5 kt at 07:03 PM
Sunday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
809 PM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW 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.
.SUN NIGHT...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 4 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 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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PZZ565-071615-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
809 PM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...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.
.SUN NIGHT...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 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 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 5 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 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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 13 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 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 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-
809 PM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...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 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-
809 PM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 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, becoming 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, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU 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-
809 PM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...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.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 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 around 3 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
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.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 5 ft.

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


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