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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
249 PM PDT Sun Jun 23 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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249 PM PDT Sun Jun 23 2024

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

Hazardous conditions for small crafts persist across the northern
coastal waters through the early work week. Fresh to strong
northwest winds continue over the northern coastal waters. Fresh
gusts remain possible over the southern outer waters. Beginning this
afternoon, near gale force gusts will develop over the northern
outer coastal waters. Gusts will diminish across the northern outer
coastal waters beginning Monday afternoon and gradually weakening to
moderate to fresh strength by Tuesday morning. Significant wave
heights over the northern waters will build to 10-11 feet through
Monday before wave heights abate below 10 feet by Tuesday.


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PZZ570-241030-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
249 PM PDT Sun Jun 23 2024

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening.
Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 6 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 8 to
10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-241030-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
249 PM PDT Sun Jun 23 2024

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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PZZ575-241030-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
249 PM PDT Sun Jun 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED...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 5 seconds, NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ576-241030-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
249 PM PDT Sun Jun 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...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 S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-241030-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
249 PM PDT Sun Jun 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt
late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 5 seconds, NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
249 PM PDT Sun Jun 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 1.2 kt at 06:44 PM Sunday and 3.8 kt at 05:58 AM
Monday.

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PZZ560-241030-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
249 PM PDT Sun Jun 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 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 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-241030-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
249 PM PDT Sun Jun 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON 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 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE 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 S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-241030-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
249 PM PDT Sun Jun 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

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

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PZZ531-241030-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
249 PM PDT Sun Jun 23 2024

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

$$

PZZ535-241030-
Monterey Bay-
249 PM PDT Sun Jun 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense
fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W
5 ft at 8 seconds.

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


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