Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
PZZ500-071045-
150 PM PST Fri Mar 6 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Hazardous conditions will continue through this evening due to
strong northerly breezes and rough to very rough seas. Frequent
gale force gusts are expected to continue across the northern
outer waters through this evening. Conditions will briefly improve
this weekend as northerly breezes diminish and seas subside, yet
hazardous conditions will linger for the northern outer waters. By
Monday, strong northerly breezes and rough to very rough seas
return.
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PZZ545-071045- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 150 PM PST Fri Mar 6 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 7 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 2.0 kt at 06:52 PM Friday and 3.0 kt at 06:47 AM Saturday. $$
PZZ545-071045- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 150 PM PST Fri Mar 6 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 7 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.0 kt at 06:52 PM Friday and 3.0 kt at 06:47 AM Saturday. $$