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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Issued by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
821 FZUS56 KMTR 130908 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 208 AM PDT Sat Jul 13 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 PZZ500-132215- 208 AM PDT Sat Jul 13 2024 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Winds across the waters reduce into the morning. Seas become calmer as winds begin to ease. Light winds last through the majority of next week. Significant wave heights between 10 to 12 ft continue over the outer coastal waters with peak wave heights between 10 to 13 ft expected over the far northern outer coastal waters. $$ PZZ570-132215- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 208 AM PDT Sat Jul 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ571-132215- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 208 AM PDT Sat Jul 13 2024 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW this afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ575-132215- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 208 AM PDT Sat Jul 13 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S this afternoon. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ576-132215- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 208 AM PDT Sat Jul 13 2024 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ540-132215- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 208 AM PDT Sat Jul 13 2024 .TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .SUN...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy dense fog. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ545-132215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 208 AM PDT Sat Jul 13 2024 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy fog. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW 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 11 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.4 kt at 10:46 AM Saturday and 1.5 kt at 11:38 PM Saturday. $$ PZZ560-132215- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 208 AM PDT Sat Jul 13 2024 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .SUN...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ565-132215- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 208 AM PDT Sat Jul 13 2024 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ530-132215- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 208 AM PDT Sat Jul 13 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ531-132215- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 208 AM PDT Sat Jul 13 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt late. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. 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, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight. .MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 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, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ535-132215- Monterey Bay- 208 AM PDT Sat Jul 13 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$