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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
816 AM PDT Sat Sep 28 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

PZZ500-290430-
816 AM PDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...

Moderate northwesterly winds continue over the waters throughout
the weekend, but increase to become strong late Sunday. Over the
far northern outer waters, gusts may become near-gale force on
Sunday, but begin to diminish Monday. Significant wave heights
will build to 8 to 13 feet over the outer waters and portions of
the northern inner waters by late this weekend. Given elevated
wave heights and wind gusts, rough seas will persist over the
outer waters through the end of the forecast period.

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PZZ570-290430-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
816 AM PDT Sat Sep 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 10 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 11 ft at 12 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 10 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 11 ft at 12 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft
at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming NW
15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at
10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to
13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 12 ft at 11 seconds.

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PZZ571-290430-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
816 AM PDT Sat Sep 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 10 ft at
12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to
30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
6 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 11 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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PZZ575-290430-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
816 AM PDT Sat Sep 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14
seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-290430-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
816 AM PDT Sat Sep 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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PZZ540-290430-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
816 AM PDT Sat Sep 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 13 seconds.

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PZZ545-290430-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
816 AM PDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 13 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 13
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 2.0 kt at 02:47 PM Saturday and 2.0 kt at 02:52 AM
Sunday.

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PZZ560-290430-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
816 AM PDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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PZZ565-290430-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
816 AM PDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the evening.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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PZZ530-290430-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
816 AM PDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ531-290430-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
816 AM PDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MON...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ535-290430-
Monterey Bay-
816 AM PDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog
this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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


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