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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Diego CA
217 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm

PZZ700-130130-
217 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.Synopsis for the far Southern California coast...At 2 AM, a 1022
mb high was about 1000 miles west of Point Conception, a 1005 mb
low was near Needles, California. Moderate southerly winds will
prevail today through Saturday, but with wind speeds generally
below 20 knots. Some westerly flow Sunday could exceed 20 knots,
with weaker westerly flow Monday and Tuesday. A weather system
will bring occasional showers Saturday through Sunday.

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PZZ750-130130-
Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out
to 30 nm-
217 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TODAY...Wind south 10 knots with gusts to 15 knots. Wind waves
around 2 feet or less. Swell west 1 to 2 feet at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Wind south 10 to 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots. Wind
waves around 2 feet or less...becoming 3 feet after midnight.
Mixed swell west 1 to 2 feet at 13 seconds and south 3 feet at
14 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Wind south 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves around 4 feet.
Mixed swell west 1 to 3 feet at 12 seconds and south 3 to 4 feet
at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a
chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts to
20 knots. Wind waves around 3 feet in the evening...becoming
2 feet or less. Mixed swell west 3 to 5 feet at 12 seconds and
south 3 to 4 feet at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the
evening.
.SUNDAY...Wind west 10 to 15 knots. Gusts to 20 knots in the
afternoon. Wind waves around 2 feet or less...becoming 3 feet in
the afternoon. Swell west 4 to 5 feet at 12 seconds. Swell south
3 feet in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Wind west 10 to 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots.
Wind waves around 3 feet. Swell west 4 to 6 feet. Swell south
3 feet in the evening.
.MONDAY...Wind west 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less.
Swell west 4 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Wind northwest 10 knots in the evening...becoming
variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less.
Swell west 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Wind variable less than 10 knots...becoming west
10 knots in the afternoon. Wind waves around 2 feet or less.
Swell west 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves
around 2 feet or less. Swell west 3 feet. Swell southwest 3 feet
after midnight.

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Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 30 to
60 nm out including San Clemente Island-
217 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TODAY...Wind south 10 knots. Gusts to 15 knots this afternoon.
Wind waves around 2 feet or less. Swell west 2 to 3 feet at
13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Wind south 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or
less...becoming 3 feet after midnight. Mixed swell northwest 1 to
3 feet at 13 seconds and south 3 feet at 14 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Wind south 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots. Wind
waves around 4 feet. Mixed swell northwest 2 to 4 feet at
12 seconds and south 3 to 4 feet at 15 seconds. A slight chance
of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Wind west 10 to 15 knots with gusts to
20 knots. Wind waves around 3 feet in the evening...becoming
2 feet or less. Mixed swell west 3 to 6 feet at 12 seconds and
south 3 to 4 feet at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the
evening.
.SUNDAY...Wind west 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or
less. Swell west 4 to 7 feet at 12 seconds. Swell south 3 feet in
the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves around
4 feet. Swell west 4 to 7 feet.
.MONDAY...Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots.
Wind waves around 3 feet. Swell northwest 4 to 6 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around
3 feet in the evening...becoming 2 feet or less. Swell northwest
4 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Wind variable less than 10 knots...becoming west
10 knots in the afternoon. Wind waves around 2 feet or less.
Swell west 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Wind west 10 knots. Gusts to 15 knots in the
evening. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. Mixed swell west 3 to
4 feet and south 3 feet.

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Maxwell