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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
226 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 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

PZZ500-251015-
226 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

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

Light winds and smaller seas will persist through early
Wednesday.A passing disturbance over the Pacific Northwest will
result in stronger northerly flow and builds seas Wednesday night
into Thursday.

$$

PZZ570-251015-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
226 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...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.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 14 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW
7 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW
8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds
and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ571-251015-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
226 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle late this evening and overnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, SW
2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW
8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to
8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds, NW
10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ575-251015-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
226 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...S 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...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ576-251015-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
226 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

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

$$

PZZ540-251015-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
226 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to S late this evening
and overnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds
and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and
overnight.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 5 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 14 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 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 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ545-251015-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
226 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog
late this evening and overnight.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. 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 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.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 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. 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 2.9 kt at 09:35 PM Tuesday and 1.1 kt at 11:48 AM
Wednesday.

$$

PZZ560-251015-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
226 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog
late.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 12 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 10 seconds and
W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...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, W
6 ft at 14 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 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ565-251015-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
226 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense 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 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 13 seconds and W
5 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 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 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ530-251015-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
226 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

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

$$

PZZ531-251015-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
226 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. 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, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

$$

PZZ535-251015-
Monterey Bay-
226 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight.
.WED...SW 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 dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and
W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW 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
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at
15 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
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds
and W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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


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