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Avila Beach, CA Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
236 PM PST Mon Jan 20 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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236 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

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

Offshore breezes prevail across the waters through Tuesday, with
moderate to strong breezes within the San Pablo and San Francisco
Bays through early Tuesday morning. Winds calm after Tuesday
through Thursday. Moderate seas will persist through Thursday
with significant wave heights becoming rough by Friday. Gale force
winds are expected Friday and into the weekend.

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PZZ570-211115-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
236 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at
14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
13 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 17 ft at 11 seconds.

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
236 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 7 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NE in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 13 seconds
and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft, building to
15 to 17 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 17 ft at 12 seconds.

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
236 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 14 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 7 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft, building to
13 to 17 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 17 ft at 12 seconds.

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PZZ576-211115-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
236 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W late. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 7 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 6 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 12 to 16 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NW 16 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
236 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 13 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
236 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to
9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 14 seconds.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 ft at 17
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 ft at 17 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 1.4 kt at 09:31 PM Monday and 1.7 kt at 10:11 AM
Tuesday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
236 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W late. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 5 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 14 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
236 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NE after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.

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PZZ530-211115-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
236 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
236 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.

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Monterey Bay-
236 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W late. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to
8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 seconds.

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


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