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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
255 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

PZZ500-172215-
255 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

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

Breezy to gusty northwest winds are expected through much of the
week. Moderate period northwest swell continues to move through
the waters this week, though shortens in period to around 8-10
seconds near Wednesday. Light, longer period (18 seconds)
southerly swell will also be present through the week.

$$

PZZ570-172215-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
255 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

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

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 10 to 12 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 to
3 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds and S
around 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell
NW 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and S around 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed
swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S around 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and S around 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. Mixed swell W around 2 ft and S around 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell W 3 to 5 ft and S 2 to 3 ft.

$$

PZZ571-172215-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
255 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

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

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 9 to 11 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and S
2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and
S around 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell
NW 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and S around 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed
swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S around 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell
NW around 2 ft at 8 seconds and S around 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. Mixed swell W around 2 ft and S around 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and S 2 to 3 ft.

$$

PZZ575-172215-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
255 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and S
around 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW around 4 ft at 10 seconds
and S around 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell
NW around 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed
swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S around 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell
NW around 2 ft at 8 seconds and S around 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed
swell NW around 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell W around 2 ft and S around 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S 2 to 3 ft.

$$

PZZ576-172215-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
255 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and S
around 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and
S around 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell
NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds around 10 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.
Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S around 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds around 10 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed
swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and S around 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft and S around 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S 2 to 3 ft.

$$

PZZ540-172215-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
255 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW
2 to 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell
NW 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed
swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell around 2 ft and S around 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft and S 2 to 3 ft.

$$

PZZ545-172215-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
255 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 to 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed
swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell
NW around 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Swell
SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell around 2 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 11
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.5 kt at 12:52 PM Wednesday and 1.7 kt at 02:02 AM
Thursday.

$$

PZZ560-172215-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
255 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 knots...increasing to 10 to 15 knots
this afternoon. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed
swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed
swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell
NW around 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Swell
S 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell W around 2 ft and S around 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell
around 2 ft and S 2 to 3 ft.

$$

PZZ565-172215-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
255 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 knots...increasing to 15 to 20 knots
with gusts up to 25 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at
18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and
S 2 to 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell
NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed
swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 4 ft. Mixed
swell NW around 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Swell S 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell W around 2 ft and S around 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell W around 2 ft and S 2 to 3 ft.

$$

PZZ530-172215-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
255 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 knots.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 knots.

$$

PZZ531-172215-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
255 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...W winds around 5 knots...becoming NW 10 to 15 knots this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 knots.

$$

PZZ535-172215-
Monterey Bay-
255 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming W 10 to 15 knots this
afternoon. Wind waves around 3 ft. W swell around 2 ft at
12 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW
swell around 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell
around 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell
around 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell
around 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Swell
SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Swell SW up
to 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell
around 2 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft.

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


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