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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
136 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 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

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136 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

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

Breezy northwesterly flow will continue over the northern outer
waters early Monday. The locally stronger winds will continue to
generate a steeper fresh swell. Northwesterly winds will ease on
Tuesday with a decreasing swell. Seas restrengthen and become
elevated in the outer waters towards the end of the forecast
period.

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Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
136 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at
17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
14 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
136 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late this
evening and early morning, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to
8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 10 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to
8 to 11 ft after midnight.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
136 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 13 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to
7 to 10 ft after midnight.

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
136 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
136 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N late. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 12 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
136 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 12 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 10
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 4.1 kt at 07:50 PM Sunday and 1.2 kt at 09:28 AM
Monday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
136 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog
late this evening and overnight.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 12 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
7 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
136 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog
late this evening and overnight.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 10 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
5 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
136 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
136 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light and variable. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MON...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 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 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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Monterey Bay-
136 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N late this evening and
overnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft
at 13 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

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


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