PZZ500-091615-
835 PM PDT Sat Aug 8 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Fresh to strong northwest winds persist into early next week. In
response, moderate seas build to rough seas up to 12 feet by
Sunday, lasting through the middle of next week. Northern coastal
waters will be hazardous for small craft with occasional near gale
force gusts possible through the weekend. The San Francisco Bay
north of the Bay Bridge into the Delta continues to experience
gusty onshore winds through Sunday night. Long period southerly
swells at around 15 to 17 seconds are still present in the
coastal waters.
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PZZ545-091615- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 835 PM PDT Sat Aug 8 2026 TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. WED SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. THU S 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 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT S 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 2 to 4 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 3.1 kt at 01:13 AM Sunday and 1.4 kt at 02:30 PM Sunday. $$
PZZ545-091615- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 835 PM PDT Sat Aug 8 2026 TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. WED SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. THU S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 3.1 kt at 01:13 AM Sunday and 1.4 kt at 02:30 PM Sunday. $$