PZZ500-212215-
240 AM PDT Tue Apr 21 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Moderate to fresh westerly breeze will develop today. Scattered
light showers will increase in coverage later this morning into
the afternoon. Some of these showers will be strong with a 20-30%
chance of thunderstorms. Once the weather breaks by late Wednesday
afternoon, winds will become moderate out of the northwest, then
increase to strong out of the northwest on Thursday.
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PZZ545-212215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 240 AM PDT Tue Apr 21 2026 TODAY S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of tstms until late afternoon. Showers late this morning and early afternoon, then a chance of rain with a slight chance of tstms late. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. WED W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 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 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 14 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 4.4 kt at 07:03 AM Tuesday and 1.1 kt at 08:52 PM Tuesday. $$
PZZ545-212215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 240 AM PDT Tue Apr 21 2026 TODAY S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of tstms until late afternoon. Showers late this morning and early afternoon, then a chance of rain with a slight chance of tstms late. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. WED W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 14 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 4.4 kt at 07:03 AM Tuesday and 1.1 kt at 08:52 PM Tuesday. $$