PZZ500-272215-
255 AM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Moderate north winds will persist today, becoming fresh to strong
as we head into Monday. These winds hold through midweek, with
winds becoming moderate to fresh by the end of the work week.
Wind gusts will be strong to near gale force at times, with the
strongest gusts occuring over the northern outer coastal waters
and from Monterey Bay south to Big Sur. Tropical activity will
produce long period southerly swell by the middle of the week.
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PZZ545-272215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 255 AM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 11 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 2.2 kt at 05:23 AM Sunday and 3.8 kt at 05:25 PM Sunday. $$
PZZ545-272215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 255 AM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.2 kt at 05:23 AM Sunday and 3.8 kt at 05:25 PM Sunday. $$