PZZ500-130430-
908 AM PDT Mon Oct 12 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Improving conditions over the coastal waters today as winds
continue to ease and overall seas state relaxes. However, fresh to
strong breezes and elevated swell will bring hazardous conditions
to smaller crafter over the outer waters.
$$
PZZ545-130430- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 908 AM PDT Mon Oct 12 2026 TODAY SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. THU N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 3.8 kt at 06:13 PM Monday and 1.4 kt at 07:12 AM Tuesday. $$
PZZ545-130430- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 908 AM PDT Mon Oct 12 2026 TODAY SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. THU N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 6 to 8 ft 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 3.8 kt at 06:13 PM Monday and 1.4 kt at 07:12 AM Tuesday. $$