NWS Marine Forecast


   PZZ500-162215-  204 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024    .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including  the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National  Marine Sanctuaries...    Surface high pressure over the Eastern Pacific Ocean will ever so  slightly begin to build and move east today. As a result, the  pressure gradient will tighten and northwesterly winds will  increase, particularly over the northernmost zones and outer waters.  Significant wave heights will build through early next week.    $$
   PZZ540-162215-  Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to  10 nm-  204 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024    REST OF TONIGHT  W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave  Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy  dense fog late.  THU  S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas  4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at  14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.  THU NIGHT  NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW  6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.  FRI  N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas  5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at  19 seconds.  FRI NIGHT  NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight.  Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at  18 seconds.  SAT  E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas  5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at  19 seconds.  SAT NIGHT  NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after  midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft.  SUN  NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft.  SUN NIGHT  NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after  midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight.  MON  NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.  MON NIGHT  NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after  midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft.    $$