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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
838 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 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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838 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

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

Strong northwest winds persist through the first half of next
week, with occasional gale-force gusts expected along coastal jet
areas and over the outer waters. Winds will diminish mid-week to
become moderate and southerly. Steep wind waves this weekend and
into the middle portion of next week will contribute to hazardous
small craft conditions.

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Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
838 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

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

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 14 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
838 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

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

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt after midnight.
Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to
10 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds
and NW 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 11 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
838 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 8 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 11 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 10 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
838 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

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

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
838 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

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

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up
to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
838 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog
early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing
to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at
10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.9 kt at 11:16 AM Saturday and 2.9 kt at 12:09 AM
Sunday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
838 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN 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 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...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 SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON 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, NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
838 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

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

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog
this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 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 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
838 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 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.
.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, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 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. 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.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
838 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 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, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW 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, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 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.

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Monterey Bay-
838 AM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense
fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.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
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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


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