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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
835 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

PZZ500-260415-
835 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

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

Moderate northwesterly winds persist through Friday morning with
occasional fresh to strong gusts through various portions of the
coastal waters, mostly in the southern waters. Winds strengthen
to become strong and gusty into Friday afternoon with gale-force
gusts likely near the Big Sur coast. These strong and gusty
northwesterly winds last through the weekend and into at least the
early portion of next week, bringing hazardous conditions for
small craft vessels. Moderate period northwest swell will
continue to move through the waters this weekend, with a new
longer period northwest swell train entering the waters Sunday.
Light, long period southerly swell continues through end of
forecast period.

$$

PZZ570-260415-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
835 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed
swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed
swell NW around 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and S around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell around 4 ft at 13 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell around 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell around 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell
5 to 7 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ571-260415-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
835 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 knots...diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
this afternoon. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at
10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed
swell NW around 3 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 15 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell
5 to 7 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ575-260415-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
835 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 10 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 10 seconds
and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves around 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 15 seconds
and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ576-260415-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
835 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 13 seconds
and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 8 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 15 seconds and
SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ540-260415-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
835 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and S around
2 ft at 18 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW
swell 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell
2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW
swell 2 to 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and SW up to 2 ft.

$$

PZZ545-260415-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
835 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell
2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 18 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW
swell 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 15 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft and SW up to 2 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and SW up to 2 ft.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 14
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.2 kt at 06:45 PM Thursday and 4.0 kt at 05:53 AM
Friday.

$$

PZZ560-260415-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
835 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots this
afternoon. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at
11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and S up
to 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds and SW up to
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and SW up to 2 ft.

$$

PZZ565-260415-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
835 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft...building to 4 to 6 ft this afternoon. Mixed
swell NW around 2 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and
S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW around 2 ft at 10 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and S up
to 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ530-260415-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
835 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 knots.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 knots.

$$

PZZ531-260415-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
835 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 knots...increasing to 15 to 25 knots
with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 knots.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 knots.

$$

PZZ535-260415-
Monterey Bay-
835 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming W 15 to 25 knots with
gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W
swell around 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell
around 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 10 seconds and S up to
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW up
to 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell around 2 ft at 13 seconds and SW up to
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds and SW up
to 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft and SW up to 2 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft and SW up to 2 ft.

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


$$