Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Warning
PZZ500-061130-
318 PM PDT Fri Jun 5 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Hazardous conditions for small craft continue through the weekend.
Gale force gusts are expected across the outer waters and along the
coastal jet regions of Point Reyes and Point Sur tonight,
expanding to all of the inner waters on Saturday. As a result,
very rough seas are expected in the outer waters with rough seas
for the inner waters. Conditions will begin to improve Sunday
with moderate seas and fresh northwesterly breezes expected by
Tuesday.
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PZZ545-061130- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 318 PM PDT Fri Jun 5 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. MON NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 8 to 10 feet at 15 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 0.8 kt at 9:47 PM Friday and 2.4 kt at 8:29 AM Saturday. $$
PZZ545-061130- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 318 PM PDT Fri Jun 5 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. MON NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 8 to 10 feet at 15 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 0.8 kt at 9:47 PM Friday and 2.4 kt at 8:29 AM Saturday. $$