Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
PZZ500-270415-
842 AM PDT Thu Mar 26 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Northern outer waters will continue to see northwesterly gales
through the remainder of today and begin to gradually ease this
evening. Rough seas will persist today, especially over the outer
waters but also begin to ease later tonight into Friday.
Relatively light onshore winds develop Friday into the weekend,
with weather expected to develop through the middle of next week.
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PZZ545-270415- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 842 AM PDT Thu Mar 26 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING TODAY NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning and early afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 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 7 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. SAT W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 6 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 2.5 kt at 10:27 AM Thursday and 1.3 kt at 12:41 AM Friday. $$
PZZ545-270415- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 842 AM PDT Thu Mar 26 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING TODAY NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning and early afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. SAT W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 6 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.5 kt at 10:27 AM Thursday and 1.3 kt at 12:41 AM Friday. $$