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854 AM PST Mon Nov 2 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Rough seas will build into the outer waters tonight through
Wednesday morning, bringing hazardous conditions for small craft.
Gentle to moderate northwesterly breezes will increase and back
tonight to become moderate to fresh southwesterly breezes ahead
of an approaching cold front. Rain moves in Tuesday with this
system, bringing with it a 15-20% chance of thunderstorms north
of Pigeon Point. Moderate to fresh northerly breezes and moderate
to rough seas will prevail Wednesday through Friday.
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PZZ545-030515- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 854 AM PST Mon Nov 2 2026 TODAY SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 15 seconds and W 5 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 15 seconds and W 5 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. TUE S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 15 seconds and W 7 ft at 16 seconds. Showers. TUE NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to E after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 15 seconds and W 6 ft at 16 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 17 seconds and SW 4 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 16 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 14 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 1.4 kt at 10:51 AM Monday and 2.1 kt at 10:26 PM Monday. $$
PZZ545-030515- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 854 AM PST Mon Nov 2 2026 TODAY SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 15 seconds and W 5 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 15 seconds and W 5 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. TUE S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 15 seconds and W 7 ft at 16 seconds. Showers. TUE NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to E after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 15 seconds and W 6 ft at 16 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 17 seconds and SW 4 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 16 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 1.4 kt at 10:51 AM Monday and 2.1 kt at 10:26 PM Monday. $$