PZZ500-302215-
250 AM PDT Mon Mar 30 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
A gentle to moderate northerly breeze continues through midweek.
Winds briefly shift more southerly late Tuesday into Wednesday as a
weak cold front passes through with northerly winds returning
Thursday. Hazardous conditions for small craft return late week as
northwest winds strengthen to near gale force and seas build to 10
to 12 feet.
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PZZ545-302215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 250 AM PDT Mon Mar 30 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. TUE SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. WED S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Rain. THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet 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 2.7 kt at 03:26 AM Monday and 2.5 kt at 03:39 PM Monday. $$
PZZ545-302215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 250 AM PDT Mon Mar 30 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. TUE SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. WED S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Rain. THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 13 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.7 kt at 03:26 AM Monday and 2.5 kt at 03:39 PM Monday. $$