Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
PZZ500-022330-
316 AM PDT Thu Oct 2 2025
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Buoys are reporting a gentle to moderate southerly breeze with a
moderate period NW swell up to 12 feet. A weak cold front will
continue to push through the coastal waters today. After the front
passes, hazardous small craft conditions will persist as the swell
subsides, but winds increase. Building high pressure across the
Eastern Pacific will increase winds to a strong NW breeze with
near gale force gusts from Friday afternoon through early Sunday.
These winds will support rough wind waves up to 10 feet through
the weekend.
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PZZ535-022330- Monterey Bay- 316 AM PDT Thu Oct 2 2025 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TODAY NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. SAT N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. SUN N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. MON NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$
PZZ535-022330- Monterey Bay- 316 AM PDT Thu Oct 2 2025 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TODAY NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. SAT N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. SUN N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. MON NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$