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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
844 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

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844 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

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

Strong northwesterly winds increase into mid week with gale-force
gusts over the outer waters and near Point Sur. Winds gradually
ease into the latter half of the week. As a result of the winds,
wave heights 15 to 16 feet can be expected in the outer waters
through the middle of the week. Wave heights gradually diminish to
around 5 to 7 feet by late week. Dry weather continues through the
forecast period as high pressure dominates.

$$

PZZ570-081615-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
844 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell
7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to
7 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW
swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell
5 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ571-081615-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
844 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft
at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW
swell 5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell
4 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ575-081615-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
844 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds around 5 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft
at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell
5 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell
5 to 7 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ576-081615-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
844 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft...subsiding to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. NW
swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to
8 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to
6 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell
5 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell
5 to 7 ft and S around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ540-081615-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
844 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots...diminishing to 10 to
20 knots after midnight. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft...subsiding to 4 to
5 ft after midnight. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to
6 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...S winds around 5 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to
6 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell
3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell
4 to 6 ft and SW around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ545-081615-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
844 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots...diminishing to 10 to
20 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 4 to
6 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW around 2 ft at
18 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft
at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 3 to
5 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 3 to
5 ft and S up to 2 ft. Patchy fog.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 4 to
6 ft and S around 2 ft.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 20
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 20 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 4.8 kt at 04:45 AM Wednesday and 1.5 kt at 05:46 PM
Wednesday.

$$

PZZ560-081615-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
844 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots...
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Wind waves 5 to
7 ft...subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. NW swell 5 to 6 ft
at 13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and S around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to
5 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 4 to
6 ft and S around 2 ft. Patchy fog.

$$

PZZ565-081615-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
844 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft...
subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at
13 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 13 seconds and S around
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell
6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to
5 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell
3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell
4 to 6 ft and SW around 2 ft.

$$

PZZ530-081615-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
844 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots after
midnight.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 knots.

$$

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
844 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots...
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 knots.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 knots.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 knots.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots.

$$

PZZ535-081615-
Monterey Bay-
844 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots...
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Wind waves 4 to
5 ft...subsiding to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. W swell 3 to 5 ft
at 13 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft
at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 to
3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 to
5 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 3 to
5 ft at 11 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to
4 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to
4 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 to
4 ft and SW around 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 3 to
5 ft and SW around 2 ft.

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


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