PZZ500-281015-
210 PM PDT Thu Aug 27 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Fresh northwest breezes with occasional strong to near gale force
gusts continue and gradually diminish to moderate by Monday.
Moderate wind driven seas prevail into next week. A long period
southerly swell impacts our coastal waters by Friday and persists
into the weekend.
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PZZ545-281015- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 210 PM PDT Thu Aug 27 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers late. FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 15 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 2.0 kt at 05:03 PM Thursday and 2.7 kt at 05:15 AM Friday. $$
PZZ545-281015- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 210 PM PDT Thu Aug 27 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers late. FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 15 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.0 kt at 05:03 PM Thursday and 2.7 kt at 05:15 AM Friday. $$