PZZ500-200415-
845 AM PDT Tue May 19 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Fresh northerly breezes will continue over the northern outer zones
through tomorrow with hazardous conditions through Thursday morning.
Wave heights increase again on Thursday with increasing northwest
swell that eases for the end of the weak into the weekend.
$$
PZZ545-200415- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 845 AM PDT Tue May 19 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this morning, rising to 5 to 10 kt early this afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. WED W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 11 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 1.2 kt at 07:41 PM Tuesday and 4.1 kt at 06:50 AM Wednesday. $$
PZZ545-200415- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 845 AM PDT Tue May 19 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this morning, rising to 5 to 10 kt early this afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. WED W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT SW 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. SAT 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 15 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 11 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 1.2 kt at 07:41 PM Tuesday and 4.1 kt at 06:50 AM Wednesday. $$