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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
842 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024

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842 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024

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

Widespread stratus continues across the coastal waters into
tomorrow morning. Fair weather and moderate northwesterly winds
with the occasional fresh gust continue through the end of the
weekend. Gustier conditions will develop across the northern
outer waters and along the Big Sur Coast beginning Sunday
afternoon. Northwest winds increase to a fresh breeze across all
of the coastal waters starting Monday as surface high pressure
over the Eastern Pacific Ocean builds and moves east. As winds
strengthen, significant wave heights will build through the early
work week reaching heights of 12-15 feet by mid-week before
beginning to diminish Thursday.

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Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
842 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 11 to 13 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 10 to 12 ft at 11 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft and SW around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ571-121630-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
842 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 10 to 12 ft at 12 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft and SW around 2 ft.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
842 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. Mixed swell NW
2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 12 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
8 to 9 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to
8 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
842 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 2 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft
and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft
and SW around 2 ft.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
842 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots...diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at
11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft
at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to
7 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
5 to 7 ft and SW around 2 ft.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
842 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 3 to
4 ft at 11 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy dense
fog.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 to
5 ft at 9 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy dense
fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 to
6 ft at 14 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 6 to
8 ft at 13 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 6 to
8 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell
6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft
and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft
and SW around 2 ft.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 18
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 18 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.1 kt at 08:33 PM Saturday and 3.4 kt at 07:24 AM
Sunday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
842 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. Mixed swell
NW 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 6 to 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft
and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to
6 ft and SW around 2 ft.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
842 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to
7 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to
6 ft and SW around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ530-121630-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
842 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
842 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots...
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 knots.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.

$$

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Monterey Bay-
842 PM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming NW around 5 knots
after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at
11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W
swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 to
5 ft at 14 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W
swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell
4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft
and SW around 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft
and SW around 2 ft.

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


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