Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Muir Beach, CA
April 19, 2024 9:55 PM PDT (04:55 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 6:26 AM Sunset 7:50 PM Moonrise 3:06 PM Moonset 3:44 AM |
PZZ545 Coastal Waters From Point Reyes To Pigeon Point California Out To 10 Nm- 814 Pm Pdt Fri Apr 19 2024
.small craft advisory in effect from Saturday afternoon through late Saturday night - .
Today - SW winds 5 to 10 knots - .becoming W this afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell nw around 2 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
Tonight - W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell nw around 2 ft at 8 seconds and sw around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Patchy drizzle.
Sat - NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. SWell sw around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Sat night - NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and sw around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Sun - NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and sw around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Sun night - NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and sw up to 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Mon - SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft and sw around 2 ft.
Tue - SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft and sw around 2 ft.
- .san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast - - .
in the deep water channel - .mixed seas of 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
across the bar - .mixed seas of 4 to 5 ft at 15 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.3 kt at 03:22 am Saturday and 1.8 kt at 03:15 pm Saturday.
in the deep water channel - .mixed seas of 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
across the bar - .mixed seas of 4 to 5 ft at 15 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.3 kt at 03:22 am Saturday and 1.8 kt at 03:15 pm Saturday.
PZZ500 814 Pm Pdt Fri Apr 19 2024
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay - Greater farallones - .and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries - .
light to moderate breezes continue through Friday night before northwesterly winds increase to become strong and gusty Saturday evening. SWell builds into Sunday out of the northwest as gusty conditions continue but looks to diminish towards the middle part of the next week. Light southerly swell continues to move through the waters this weekend and through the next work week.
light to moderate breezes continue through Friday night before northwesterly winds increase to become strong and gusty Saturday evening. SWell builds into Sunday out of the northwest as gusty conditions continue but looks to diminish towards the middle part of the next week. Light southerly swell continues to move through the waters this weekend and through the next work week.
Area Discussion for - San Francisco/Monterey Bay Area, CA
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FXUS66 KMTR 200327 AFDMTR
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 827 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024
New UPDATE
SYNOPSIS
Issued at 1206 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024
A bit cooler across the board today with cloud cover in addition to a deeper marine influence. Continued cloudiness to start the weekend and a dry stretch going into next week. Potential drizzle/light rain chances mid-to-late next week.
UPDATE
Issued at 824 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024
It's a relatively quiet evening across the area with low stratus already onshore across portions of the North Bay and along the Big Sur coast. Given the relatively deep/moist marine layer expect stratus to expand to encompass much of the region late tonight into Saturday morning before clouds retreat to the coast by afternoon. Some orographically enhanced drizzle is possible tonight along the coast as well. This is all represented in the going forecast which is in good shape. Therefore no update is needed for this evening.
SHORT TERM
(This evening through Saturday)
Issued at 1206 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Well defined marine layer up to about 2,000 feet remains in place this afternoon per Fort Ord profiler. Expecting this to remain in place through into Saturday as the responsible upper low moves through and the onshore flow increases through tomorrow. Though the deep marine layer remains locked in through Saturday, the associated cloud cover will mix out during the afternoon, much like today, and give way to a rather pleasant afternoon. Locations right along the coast may see more persistent cloud cover lasting later in the day, however. Otherwise, expect northwest winds to increase Saturday afternoon, becoming breezy up to 25-35 mph along the coast and nearby coastal hills.
LONG TERM
(Saturday night through next Thursday)
Issued at 1206 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024
To end the weekend and start next week, ridging takes over the pattern once again with afternoon highs increasing by a couple of degrees for Sunday and Monday. Tuesday brings the next big change in the weather as the well-advertised upper low moves into the region. The most notable changes that will be noticed Tuesday are cooler temps and increased cloud cover. Really not much change to the forecast beyond that through the rest of the week. Certainty regarding rainfall remains about the same with still only about 25 out of 100 members advertise anything measurable. Again, the most likely scenario as of now will be drizzle in the hills and coastal areas with perhaps some pockets of sprinkles here and there.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 421 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024
VFR with moderate onshore winds. Stratus is expected to make a return tonight lowering flight categories to MVFR/IFR late tonight into Saturday morning for most terminals, except KSFO, KSJC, and KLVK where models show VFR expected to prevail through the TAF period. Low to moderate confidence on ceiling heights and timing for KSTS and KOAK, as some models show a brief hour or two of low CIGs near 13-15Z. VFR will return for all terminals near 17Z. Winds will diminish overnight but will become moderate to breezy again Saturday afternoon, especially near the coastal gaps and passes.
Vicinity of SFO...VFR through the TAF period, but models show MVFR stratus filling in near the terminal overnight. Will continue to monitor if any updates to the TAFs are needed. Breezy NW/W winds will start to diminish late tonight but will rebuild to breezy/strong by Saturday afternoon.
SFO Approach Bridge...Similar to SFO.
Monterey Bay Terminals...VFR with moderate onshore winds that are expected to diminish overnight. Stratus will return late tonight and lower to MVFR, but models suggest ceilings will get down to IFR.
With the models disagreement, low to moderate confidence that IFR will occur overnight into early Saturday morning. Will continue to monitor.
MARINE
(Tonight through next Wednesday)
Issued at 421 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Light to moderate breezes continue through the remainder of Friday before northwesterly winds increase to become strong and gusty Saturday evening. Swell builds into Sunday out of the northwest as gusty conditions continue but looks to diminish towards the middle part of the next week. Light southerly swell continues to move through the waters this weekend and through the next work week.
MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM Saturday to 3 AM PDT Sunday for Mry Bay-Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 0-10 nm-Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 10-60 NM-Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm-Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 10-60 NM-Pt Reyes to Pigeon Pt 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory from 9 AM to 9 PM PDT Saturday for Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 827 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024
New UPDATE
SYNOPSIS
Issued at 1206 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024
A bit cooler across the board today with cloud cover in addition to a deeper marine influence. Continued cloudiness to start the weekend and a dry stretch going into next week. Potential drizzle/light rain chances mid-to-late next week.
UPDATE
Issued at 824 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024
It's a relatively quiet evening across the area with low stratus already onshore across portions of the North Bay and along the Big Sur coast. Given the relatively deep/moist marine layer expect stratus to expand to encompass much of the region late tonight into Saturday morning before clouds retreat to the coast by afternoon. Some orographically enhanced drizzle is possible tonight along the coast as well. This is all represented in the going forecast which is in good shape. Therefore no update is needed for this evening.
SHORT TERM
(This evening through Saturday)
Issued at 1206 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Well defined marine layer up to about 2,000 feet remains in place this afternoon per Fort Ord profiler. Expecting this to remain in place through into Saturday as the responsible upper low moves through and the onshore flow increases through tomorrow. Though the deep marine layer remains locked in through Saturday, the associated cloud cover will mix out during the afternoon, much like today, and give way to a rather pleasant afternoon. Locations right along the coast may see more persistent cloud cover lasting later in the day, however. Otherwise, expect northwest winds to increase Saturday afternoon, becoming breezy up to 25-35 mph along the coast and nearby coastal hills.
LONG TERM
(Saturday night through next Thursday)
Issued at 1206 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024
To end the weekend and start next week, ridging takes over the pattern once again with afternoon highs increasing by a couple of degrees for Sunday and Monday. Tuesday brings the next big change in the weather as the well-advertised upper low moves into the region. The most notable changes that will be noticed Tuesday are cooler temps and increased cloud cover. Really not much change to the forecast beyond that through the rest of the week. Certainty regarding rainfall remains about the same with still only about 25 out of 100 members advertise anything measurable. Again, the most likely scenario as of now will be drizzle in the hills and coastal areas with perhaps some pockets of sprinkles here and there.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 421 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024
VFR with moderate onshore winds. Stratus is expected to make a return tonight lowering flight categories to MVFR/IFR late tonight into Saturday morning for most terminals, except KSFO, KSJC, and KLVK where models show VFR expected to prevail through the TAF period. Low to moderate confidence on ceiling heights and timing for KSTS and KOAK, as some models show a brief hour or two of low CIGs near 13-15Z. VFR will return for all terminals near 17Z. Winds will diminish overnight but will become moderate to breezy again Saturday afternoon, especially near the coastal gaps and passes.
Vicinity of SFO...VFR through the TAF period, but models show MVFR stratus filling in near the terminal overnight. Will continue to monitor if any updates to the TAFs are needed. Breezy NW/W winds will start to diminish late tonight but will rebuild to breezy/strong by Saturday afternoon.
SFO Approach Bridge...Similar to SFO.
Monterey Bay Terminals...VFR with moderate onshore winds that are expected to diminish overnight. Stratus will return late tonight and lower to MVFR, but models suggest ceilings will get down to IFR.
With the models disagreement, low to moderate confidence that IFR will occur overnight into early Saturday morning. Will continue to monitor.
MARINE
(Tonight through next Wednesday)
Issued at 421 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Light to moderate breezes continue through the remainder of Friday before northwesterly winds increase to become strong and gusty Saturday evening. Swell builds into Sunday out of the northwest as gusty conditions continue but looks to diminish towards the middle part of the next week. Light southerly swell continues to move through the waters this weekend and through the next work week.
MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM Saturday to 3 AM PDT Sunday for Mry Bay-Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 0-10 nm-Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 10-60 NM-Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm-Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 10-60 NM-Pt Reyes to Pigeon Pt 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory from 9 AM to 9 PM PDT Saturday for Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm.
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Airport Reports
EDIT (hide/show)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Temp | DewPt | RH | inHg |
KSFO SAN FRANCISCO INTL,CA | 17 sm | 59 min | WNW 10 | 10 sm | A Few Clouds | 55°F | 48°F | 77% | 29.96 | |
KHAF HALF MOON BAY,CA | 19 sm | 20 min | calm | 7 sm | Clear | 48°F | 48°F | 100% | 30.00 | |
KOAK METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL,CA | 22 sm | 62 min | WNW 07 | 10 sm | A Few Clouds | 54°F | 52°F | 94% | 29.98 |
San Francisco Bar
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Fri -- 03:13 AM PDT 1.78 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 04:43 AM PDT Moonset
Fri -- 06:29 AM PDT Sunrise
Fri -- 08:58 AM PDT 4.34 feet High Tide
Fri -- 03:13 PM PDT 0.68 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 04:05 PM PDT Moonrise
Fri -- 07:50 PM PDT Sunset
Fri -- 10:00 PM PDT 4.90 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 03:13 AM PDT 1.78 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 04:43 AM PDT Moonset
Fri -- 06:29 AM PDT Sunrise
Fri -- 08:58 AM PDT 4.34 feet High Tide
Fri -- 03:13 PM PDT 0.68 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 04:05 PM PDT Moonrise
Fri -- 07:50 PM PDT Sunset
Fri -- 10:00 PM PDT 4.90 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
San Francisco Bar, California, Tide feet
12 am |
3.5 |
1 am |
2.7 |
2 am |
2.1 |
3 am |
1.8 |
4 am |
1.9 |
5 am |
2.3 |
6 am |
3 |
7 am |
3.7 |
8 am |
4.2 |
9 am |
4.3 |
10 am |
4.1 |
11 am |
3.5 |
12 pm |
2.6 |
1 pm |
1.7 |
2 pm |
1 |
3 pm |
0.7 |
4 pm |
0.8 |
5 pm |
1.3 |
6 pm |
2.1 |
7 pm |
3.1 |
8 pm |
4 |
9 pm |
4.6 |
10 pm |
4.9 |
11 pm |
4.6 |
Tide / Current for South Channel, San Francisco Bay Approach, California Current
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Fri -- 01:36 AM PDT -1.02 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 04:22 AM PDT 0.01 knots Slack
Fri -- 04:43 AM PDT Moonset
Fri -- 06:28 AM PDT Sunrise
Fri -- 07:20 AM PDT 0.99 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 10:18 AM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 01:24 PM PDT -1.31 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 04:05 PM PDT Moonrise
Fri -- 04:38 PM PDT 0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 07:46 PM PDT 1.27 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 07:50 PM PDT Sunset
Fri -- 11:01 PM PDT -0.01 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 01:36 AM PDT -1.02 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 04:22 AM PDT 0.01 knots Slack
Fri -- 04:43 AM PDT Moonset
Fri -- 06:28 AM PDT Sunrise
Fri -- 07:20 AM PDT 0.99 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 10:18 AM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 01:24 PM PDT -1.31 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 04:05 PM PDT Moonrise
Fri -- 04:38 PM PDT 0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 07:46 PM PDT 1.27 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 07:50 PM PDT Sunset
Fri -- 11:01 PM PDT -0.01 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
South Channel, San Francisco Bay Approach, California Current, knots
12 am |
-0.8 |
1 am |
-1 |
2 am |
-1 |
3 am |
-0.8 |
4 am |
-0.2 |
5 am |
0.4 |
6 am |
0.8 |
7 am |
1 |
8 am |
0.9 |
9 am |
0.7 |
10 am |
0.2 |
11 am |
-0.5 |
12 pm |
-1.1 |
1 pm |
-1.3 |
2 pm |
-1.3 |
3 pm |
-1 |
4 pm |
-0.5 |
5 pm |
0.3 |
6 pm |
0.8 |
7 pm |
1.2 |
8 pm |
1.3 |
9 pm |
1.1 |
10 pm |
0.6 |
11 pm |
0 |
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