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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
239 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 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

PZZ500-181015-
239 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

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

Gentle northwesterly winds with the occasional moderate gust persist
through Wednesday morning. Hazardous seas return by late Wednesday
as a cold front arrives and brings moderate to fresh NW winds and
rough seas to the outer coastal waters. Strong gusts are possible
over the far northern outer waters beginning Thursday through the
weekend.

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PZZ570-181015-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
239 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.

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PZZ571-181015-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
239 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely after midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely, mainly 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: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ575-181015-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
239 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds. Showers likely.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU 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
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 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. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ576-181015-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
239 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU 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 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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PZZ540-181015-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
239 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.WED...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Showers likely,
mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...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. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds.

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PZZ545-181015-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
239 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. Patchy
dense fog after midnight.
.WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Showers likely.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 10
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 3.0 kt at 04:41 PM Tuesday and 2.8 kt at 05:06 AM
Wednesday.

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PZZ560-181015-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
239 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Showers likely.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.

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PZZ565-181015-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
239 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy dense fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. A chance
of showers, mainly in the evening.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.

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PZZ530-181015-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
239 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of
showers.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A
slight chance of showers in the evening.
.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 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.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ531-181015-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
239 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Showers
likely.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of showers
in the evening.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW 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, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ535-181015-
Monterey Bay-
239 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A
chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog
in the morning. Showers likely.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the
evening.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning. A slight chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.

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


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