Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
PZZ500-092215-
245 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 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 continue, increasing to near gale
force heading into the weekend. Wind driven rough seas (9-11 ft)
will persist into the weekend along with a long period southerly
swell.
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PZZ545-092215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 245 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NW 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. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 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 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17 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 1.1 kt at 12:45 PM Thursday and 3.4 kt at 12:53 AM Friday. $$
PZZ545-092215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 245 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 1.1 kt at 12:45 PM Thursday and 3.4 kt at 12:53 AM Friday. $$