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820 PM PDT Sat Aug 29 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 strong to near gale force gusts
steadily diminish to gentle by Monday. A long period southerly
swell around 17 to 18 seconds persists into Sunday. Wind driven
rough seas gradually subside back to moderate by the beginning of
the work week.
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PZZ545-301615- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 820 PM PDT Sat Aug 29 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 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 W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. 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: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 8 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 2.7 kt at 06:27 AM Sunday and 3.2 kt at 06:37 PM Sunday. $$
PZZ545-301615- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 820 PM PDT Sat Aug 29 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.7 kt at 06:27 AM Sunday and 3.2 kt at 06:37 PM Sunday. $$