PZZ500-211615-
820 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
A storm system off the California coast will maintain light to
gentle breezes through early Thursday with southeast winds
gradually backing to a more northerly flow Wednesday into
Thursday. Fresh to strong north winds return Thursday and
continue into the weekend with gale force gusts possible across
the northern outer waters. Moderate seas prevail with localized
rough seas across the outer waters Friday into the weekend. Rain
showers with a chance of thunderstorms are expected through
Thursday, especially south of Pigeon Point.
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PZZ545-211615- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 820 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight, veering to SE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers late. WED S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. WED NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. SAT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SUN NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 1.5 kt at 01:18 AM Wednesday and 1.8 kt at 02:06 PM Wednesday. $$
PZZ545-211615- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 820 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight, veering to SE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers late. WED S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. WED NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. SAT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SUN NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 1.5 kt at 01:18 AM Wednesday and 1.8 kt at 02:06 PM Wednesday. $$