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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
842 AM PST Thu Nov 28 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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842 AM PST Thu Nov 28 2024

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

Mostly calm conditions over the waters with light to moderate
north winds through the forecast period. Light northwest swell
with moderate periods will continue to across the waters through
the weekend. A southerly swell with a longer period will linger
before diminishing into the weekend.

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PZZ570-290515-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
842 AM PST Thu Nov 28 2024

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 6 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
14 seconds and W 7 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and NW 7 ft at
16 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.


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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
842 AM PST Thu Nov 28 2024

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 6 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 13 seconds and NW 7 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 6 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 9 seconds.


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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
842 AM PST Thu Nov 28 2024

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW
5 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at
13 seconds and NW 6 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 7 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.


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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
842 AM PST Thu Nov 28 2024

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 5 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 6 ft at
18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 16 seconds and W 7 ft at
17 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
842 AM PST Thu Nov 28 2024

.TODAY...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 5 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 6 ft at
18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 13 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
842 AM PST Thu Nov 28 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 ft at 17
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 17 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 3.1 kt at 02:23 PM Thursday and 1.0 kt at 02:44 AM
Friday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
842 AM PST Thu Nov 28 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 14 seconds and W 4 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at
19 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 16 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 13 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
842 AM PST Thu Nov 28 2024

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 4 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
13 seconds and W 5 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 17 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds.

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
842 AM PST Thu Nov 28 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
842 AM PST Thu Nov 28 2024

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N this afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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Monterey Bay-
842 AM PST Thu Nov 28 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW late. Seas around
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then
around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 4 ft at
18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 16 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 12 seconds.

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


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