Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
PZZ500-181715-
853 PM PST Tue Feb 17 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Expect scattered showers and slight chances for to storms
continue to move through the waters. Breezy to gusty westerly
winds continue across the waters with gale force winds in the
southern waters lasting through the light. Winds weaken into early
Thursday but quickly become strong again with gale force gusts
returning. Rough to very rough seas will prevail through the week.
Thunderstorm chances linger into the mid week.
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PZZ545-181715- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 853 PM PST Tue Feb 17 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 10 seconds and W 12 ft at 13 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms this evening, then rain likely after midnight. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 13 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 13 seconds and SW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. THU NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. FRI NIGHT S wind around 5 kt, backing to SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. SAT SE wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely. SAT NIGHT S wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 12 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. SUN S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: S 12 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. SUN NIGHT S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet with two wave systems at 7 and 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 2.3 kt at 04:54 AM Wednesday and 3.0 kt at 05:03 PM Wednesday. $$
PZZ545-181715- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 853 PM PST Tue Feb 17 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 10 seconds and W 12 ft at 13 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms this evening, then rain likely after midnight. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 13 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 13 seconds and SW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. THU NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. FRI NIGHT S wind around 5 kt, backing to SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. SAT SE wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely. SAT NIGHT S wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 12 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. SUN S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: S 12 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. SUN NIGHT S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet with two wave systems at 7 and 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 2.3 kt at 04:54 AM Wednesday and 3.0 kt at 05:03 PM Wednesday. $$