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847 AM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Gentle northwest winds continue to increase to strong by Saturday
morning across the outer Northern coastal waters. Wind-driven
moderate seas build to rough (9-12 feet) Saturday night in response
to strengthening winds. A long period southwesterly swell of 15 to
17 seconds approaches our coastline Saturday morning and persists
through the weekend.
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PZZ545-070430- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 847 AM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 TODAY W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 10 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 1.0 kt at 11:14 AM Thursday and 3.0 kt at 11:02 PM Thursday. $$
PZZ545-070430- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 847 AM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 TODAY W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 1.0 kt at 11:14 AM Thursday and 3.0 kt at 11:02 PM Thursday. $$