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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
822 AM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

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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822 AM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

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

Moderate to fresh northerly breezes will prevail through the
weekend with strong gusts for the inner waters and outer waters.
Moderate to rough seas for the inner waters and very rough seas
for the outer waters will prevail through the weekend. Conditions
improve Monday with winds diminishing to become moderate and seas
abating to become rough in the outer waters. Conditions deteriorate
Tuesday night into Wednesday morning with very rough seas for the
outer waters, rough seas for the inner waters, strong to near-gale
southerly breezes with widespread gale force gusts, and rainfall.

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PZZ570-020415-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
822 AM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft,
building to 12 to 13 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at
16 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 16 seconds
and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 15 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 14 seconds
and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 11 seconds and NW 10 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to
8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 12 seconds and NW
8 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 11 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 8 to
11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft
at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after
midnight.
.WED...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW around 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 12 ft at 10 seconds
and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Showers in the morning, then a chance
of rain in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: S
6 ft at 9 seconds and W 14 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

PZZ571-020415-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
822 AM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft
this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at
19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 12 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 14 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 11 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 14 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 9 ft
at 14 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A
chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.WED...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 10 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at
12 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, building to
11 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and
W 13 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
822 AM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 9 to
11 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S
3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 12 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 10 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 10 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 11 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 10 to
11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 11 seconds and W
10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 8 seconds and W 12 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
822 AM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 7 ft, building to 8 to
10 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 11 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 14 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to S in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 8 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 12 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 11 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
822 AM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to
11 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds and SW
2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 9 seconds and W 10 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft
at 13 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 13 seconds and
W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 7 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 9 seconds and
W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A
chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.WED...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 10 ft at 11 seconds
and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Showers in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 10 seconds and W 12 ft
at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
822 AM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft this afternoon.
Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 16 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 12 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
10 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 9 seconds and W
5 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...S wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 10 seconds and W 8 ft at
12 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW
7 ft at 10 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 15
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 15 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 2.4 kt at 02:11 PM Saturday and 2.0 kt at 01:13 AM
Sunday.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
822 AM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft this afternoon.
Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 11 seconds and
W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W
5 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W
10 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
822 AM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft this afternoon.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 8 seconds and SW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 11 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 10 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...SE wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.

$$

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
822 AM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Patchy
dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. A chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
822 AM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
.SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. A chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

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Monterey Bay-
822 AM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 4 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 9 seconds and W
6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.

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


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