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Santa Cruz, CA Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
303 AM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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303 AM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

Strong northwest winds with occasional gale-force gusts are
expected this weekend, creating hazardous conditions for small
craft operators. Moderate period northwesterly swell and breezy
conditions will continue through mid week.

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PZZ570-272315-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
303 AM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW
swell 5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 9 to 10 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 11 to 12 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft.

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PZZ571-272315-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
303 AM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 8 ft. NW swell around 4 ft at 14 seconds and S around
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell around 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW
swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 9 to 10 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 11 to 12 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft.

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PZZ575-272315-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
303 AM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 14 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 15 seconds and
SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 8 ft. NW swell around 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. NW swell around 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Wind waves 10 to 11 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft.

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PZZ576-272315-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
303 AM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 9 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 14 seconds and S
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 15 seconds and
SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell around 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds around 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and
SW around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell around 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds around 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Wind waves 10 to 11 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft.

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PZZ540-272315-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 nm-
303 AM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots...
increasing to 20 to 30 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 6 to
8 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW
swell 2 to 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW
swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft.

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PZZ545-272315-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 nm-
303 AM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots...increasing to 15 to 25 knots
this afternoon. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at
14 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW up to
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW
swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft.

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

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 14
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 4.0 kt at 06:26 AM Saturday and 0.9 kt at 08:18 PM
Saturday.

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PZZ560-272315-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 nm-
303 AM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots...
increasing to 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots this
afternoon. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 14 seconds
and S up to 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW up
to 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft.

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PZZ565-272315-
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 nm-
303 AM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 15 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind
waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW around
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW
around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 25 to 35 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots.
Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft.

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PZZ530-272315-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
303 AM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 knots.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots.

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PZZ531-272315-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
303 AM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 knots...increasing to 15 to 25 knots
with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 knots.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots.

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PZZ535-272315-
Monterey Bay-
303 AM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 knots...increasing to 15 to 25 knots
with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W
swell around 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW up to 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds and SW up
to 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind
waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW up to
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW up
to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind
waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft.

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


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