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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Diego CA
142 PM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm

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142 PM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.Synopsis for the far Southern California coast...
At 2 PM, a 1030 mb surface high was 800 NM west of San Francisco,
and a 1010 mb surface low was near Needles, California. Generally
weak onshore flow will prevail through Thursday.

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Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out
to 30 nm-
142 PM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TONIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves around
2 feet or less. Swell west 1 to 2 feet at 9 seconds. Swell south
3 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...Wind variable less than 10 knots...becoming southwest
10 knots in the afternoon. Wind waves around 2 feet or less.
Mixed swell west 2 feet at 8 seconds and south 3 feet at
15 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves
around 2 feet or less. Mixed swell west 2 feet at 9 seconds and
south 3 feet at 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Wind variable less than 10 knots...becoming west
10 knots with gusts to 15 knots in the afternoon. Wind waves
around 2 feet or less. Mixed swell west 2 feet at 11 seconds and
south 3 feet at 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Wind northwest 10 knots. Gusts to 15 knots in
the evening. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. Mixed swell west
2 feet at 11 seconds and south 3 feet at 16 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Wind variable less than 10 knots...becoming west
10 knots with gusts to 15 knots in the afternoon. Wind waves
around 2 feet or less...becoming 3 feet in the afternoon. Swell
west 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Wind west 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around
3 feet in the evening...becoming 2 feet or less. Swell west
3 feet. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Wind west 10 knots. Gusts to 15 knots in the
afternoon. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. Swell west 3 feet at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Wind west 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around
3 feet. Swell west 3 to 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.FRIDAY...Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots. Gusts to 20 knots in the
afternoon. Wind waves around 2 feet or less...becoming 3 to
4 feet in the afternoon. Swell west 3 to 4 feet at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of rain.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Wind west 10 to 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots.
Wind waves around 4 feet. Swell west 2 to 3 feet at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of rain.

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Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 30 to
60 nm out including San Clemente Island-
142 PM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TONIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves around
2 feet or less. Swell west 2 feet at 9 seconds. Swell south
3 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...Wind variable less than 10 knots...becoming west
10 knots in the afternoon. Wind waves around 2 feet or less.
Mixed swell west 2 to 3 feet at 8 seconds and south 3 feet at
15 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Wind west 10 knots. Gusts to 15 knots in the
evening. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. Mixed swell west 2 to
3 feet at 9 seconds and south 3 feet at 15 seconds. Patchy
drizzle after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Wind variable less than 10 knots...becoming west
10 knots with gusts to 15 knots in the afternoon. Wind waves
around 2 feet or less. Mixed swell west 2 to 3 feet at 11 seconds
and south 3 feet at 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Wind northwest 10 knots. Gusts to 15 knots in
the evening. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. Mixed swell west
2 to 3 feet at 11 seconds and south 3 feet at 16 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Wind northwest 10 knots. Gusts to 15 knots in the
afternoon. Wind waves around 2 feet or less...becoming 3 feet in
the afternoon. Mixed swell northwest 2 to 3 feet and south
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Wind west 10 to 15 knots with gusts to
20 knots. Wind waves around 4 feet. Swell northwest 3 to 4 feet.
Swell south 3 feet in the evening. A slight chance of rain after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Wind west 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or
less...becoming 3 to 4 feet in the afternoon. Swell northwest
3 to 4 feet at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the
morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Wind west 15 to 20 knots with gusts to
25 knots. Wind waves around 5 feet. Swell west 4 to 5 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.FRIDAY...Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots...becoming west 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to
5 feet...building to 5 to 6 feet in the afternoon. Swell west
4 to 6 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Wind west 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots.
Wind waves around 6 feet. Swell northwest 2 to 4 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.

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