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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
835 AM PDT Mon Jun 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

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835 AM PDT Mon Jun 24 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 early week. Fresh to strong north to
northwest winds continue over the northern coastal waters.
Moderate northwest winds continue over the southern coastal waters
with the occasional fresh gust possible over the outer waters.
Significant wave heights over the northern waters will build to
10-11 feet through today before wave heights abate below 10 feet
by Tuesday. Widespread fresh to strong winds are expected to
return over the coastal waters by late week with wave heights
gradually building to 10 feet across portions of the northern
coastal waters.

$$

PZZ570-250430-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
835 AM PDT Mon Jun 24 2024

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

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 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 NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 7 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. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 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.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI 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 17 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-250430-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
835 AM PDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft this
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 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 8 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 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 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
6 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 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW 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 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
835 AM PDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 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 4 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 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 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 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...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 S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.


$$

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
835 AM PDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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 4 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 around 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 7 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.

$$

PZZ540-250430-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
835 AM PDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. 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.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 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...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 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 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 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.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
835 AM PDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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.
.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. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.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 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 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.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to
6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 17 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.3 kt at 07:28 PM Monday and 3.6 kt at 06:48 AM
Tuesday.

$$

PZZ560-250430-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
835 AM PDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog early
this morning.
.TONIGHT...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 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 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 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 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.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

PZZ565-250430-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
835 AM PDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...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 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

PZZ530-250430-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
835 AM PDT Mon Jun 24 2024

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

$$

PZZ531-250430-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
835 AM PDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. 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...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.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

$$

PZZ535-250430-
Monterey Bay-
835 AM PDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog
early this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.TUE...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.
.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 5 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 10 to 15 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 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 9 seconds.

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


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