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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
222 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 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

PZZ500-061030-
222 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 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 be the
dominating feature through the period. Gentle to moderate
northwesterly breezes will prevail through the period. Significant
wave heights will build to 10-12 feet beginning Wednesday night.

$$

PZZ570-061030-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
222 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...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 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. 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 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 6 to 8 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 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 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 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-061030-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
222 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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.

$$

PZZ575-061030-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
222 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 5 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 5 to 7 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 5 to 6 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 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.


$$

PZZ576-061030-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
222 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 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 7 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 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...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 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.

$$

PZZ540-061030-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
222 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 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, becoming W 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 4 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 5 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.

$$

PZZ545-061030-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
222 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.SUN...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.
.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 5 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 5 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 5 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.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 ft at 11
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.4 kt at 05:18 PM Friday and 3.5 kt at 04:58 AM
Saturday.

$$

PZZ560-061030-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
222 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S
3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to
3 to 5 ft after midnight. 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 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 4 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. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-061030-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
222 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...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 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to
4 to 5 ft after midnight. 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 6 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 6 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 4 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, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 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 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 12 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-061030-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
222 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...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. 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.

$$

PZZ531-061030-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
222 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...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 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

$$

PZZ535-061030-
Monterey Bay-
222 PM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.SAT...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 dense
fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense 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.
.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 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
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...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.
.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.

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


$$