Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
PZZ500-010930-
201 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Northwest winds increase to strong across the coastal waters with
some pockets of fresh breezes right along the coastline. Northern
coastal waters and the Big Sur coastal jet region will experience
north-northwest strong to near gale winds with frequent gale force
gusts through the weekend. In response to strengthening winds,
moderate seas build to very rough (13-15 ft) in the Northern zones
and rough (9-11 ft) in the Southern zones by Sunday and persist into
Monday. Thereafter, seas gradually subside back to moderate (5-8 ft)
by mid next week. Long period southerly swells persist in our
coastal waters through the weekend.
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PZZ545-010930- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 201 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. TUE S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. WED SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. WED NIGHT SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17 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 1.8 kt at 06:53 PM Friday and 3.0 kt at 06:45 AM Saturday. $$
PZZ545-010930- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 201 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. TUE S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. WED SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. WED NIGHT SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 1.8 kt at 06:53 PM Friday and 3.0 kt at 06:45 AM Saturday. $$