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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 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

PZZ500-311030-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

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

Breezy to gusty winds will persist in the outer waters into the
weekend with gale force winds redeveloping late Friday night into
Saturday. Significant wave heights offshore build up to 12 feet
tonight, but will then abate for Friday and the remainder of the
weekend.

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PZZ570-311030-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt late.
Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW
13 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight.

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PZZ571-311030-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt after midnight.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 11 ft
at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to
6 to 7 ft after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
8 to 9 ft after midnight.

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PZZ575-311030-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

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

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW
11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 11 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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PZZ576-311030-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft
at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.FRI...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 5 seconds, NW
8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW
10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to
5 to 8 ft after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

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PZZ545-311030-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

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

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. A
slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 10
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.8 kt at 11:56 PM Thursday and 2.1 kt at 11:42 AM
Friday.

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PZZ560-311030-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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PZZ565-311030-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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PZZ530-311030-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of drizzle
after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of drizzle
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ535-311030-
Monterey Bay-
230 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.REST OF TODAY...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning. A slight chance of drizzle in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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


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