PZZ500-312215-
227 AM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Moderate seas through Wednesday will build and become moderate
rough Thursday and Friday. Fresh southwesterly breezes will
develop overnight and persist Tuesday and Wednesday out ahead of a
cold front. Locally stronger gusts are possible as showers move
over the coastal waters early Tuesday morning. Behind the cold
front, strong to near gale force northerly winds develop,
resulting in widespread hazardous conditions for small craft
Thursday and Friday.
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PZZ535-312215- Monterey Bay- 227 AM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026 TODAY S wind around 5 kt, backing to SE late this morning, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft this morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely, mainly this morning. TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain. Patchy dense fog after midnight. WED SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. WED NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain. THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$
PZZ535-312215- Monterey Bay- 227 AM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026 TODAY S wind around 5 kt, backing to SE late this morning, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft this morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely, mainly this morning. TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain. Patchy dense fog after midnight. WED SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. WED NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain. THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$