Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
PZZ500-251045-
238 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Moderate north-northwesterly breezes will persist through tonight
and begin to increase further Wednesday. By late Wednesday gale
force northerly winds will develop across the northern outer
waters and continue into Thursday. Expect rough to very rough seas
to develop by late Wednesday through Thursday, then begin to
subside on Friday.
$$
PZZ545-251045- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 238 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with occasional gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 12 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 1.0 kt at 10:13 PM Tuesday and 3.2 kt at 09:13 AM Wednesday. $$
PZZ545-251045- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 238 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with occasional gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 12 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 10:13 PM Tuesday and 3.2 kt at 09:13 AM Wednesday. $$