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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
212 PM PDT Mon Sep 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

PZZ500-241015-
212 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

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

Gentle to moderate northwesterly breezes will prevail through
Wednesday. Northwesterly breezes increase and seas rebuild to
become rough in the outer waters by Thursday.

$$

PZZ570-241015-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
212 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at
17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at
17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE NIGHT...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. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
14 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle
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 4 seconds, NW
7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 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: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-241015-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
212 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE NIGHT...W 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 after midnight.
.WED...NW 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. A slight chance of drizzle
in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to
8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW
10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ575-241015-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
212 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW 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...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle
in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. 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 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW
8 ft at 11 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 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. 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.

$$

PZZ576-241015-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
212 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
11 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW 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 in
the evening.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 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: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 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.

$$

PZZ540-241015-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
212 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
12 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 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 13 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 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 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 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 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.

$$

PZZ545-241015-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
212 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...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.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 12 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.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 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 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.


.....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 3.6 kt at 08:37 PM Monday and 1.0 kt at 10:37 AM
Tuesday.

$$

PZZ560-241015-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
212 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the evening.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 12 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 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 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W
6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 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.


$$

PZZ565-241015-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
212 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
11 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. 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 in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 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: N 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 10 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 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-241015-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
212 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW 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. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

$$

PZZ531-241015-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
212 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late.
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.
.TUE...NW 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 around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 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 around 5 kt 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.

$$

PZZ535-241015-
Monterey Bay-
212 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening.
.TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft
at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft
at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...S 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 fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
12 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and W
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and W
4 ft at 11 seconds.

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


$$