Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
PZZ500-251045-
239 PM PDT Fri Jul 24 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Moderate to fresh northwest breezes with strong to near gale-foce
gusts will continue through the weekend. Moderate wind driven
seas will also prevail, resulting in potentially hazardous boating
conditions, even across the portions of SF and Monterey Bays.
Long period southerly swell from tropical cyclone activity will
arrive tonight and persist into the beginning of next week.
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PZZ545-251045- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 239 PM PDT Fri Jul 24 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft 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 2.3 kt at 02:02 AM Saturday and 1.0 kt at 02:39 PM Saturday. $$
PZZ545-251045- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 239 PM PDT Fri Jul 24 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.3 kt at 02:02 AM Saturday and 1.0 kt at 02:39 PM Saturday. $$