Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
PZZ500-120530-
836 AM PST Wed Nov 11 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Conditions will steadily deteriorate Thursday into Friday as a
cold front approaches the coast bringing strong SW winds and
moderate rain. Gale force winds are likely during the day on
Friday with a low potential for short lived storm force gusts as
the front moves through. By Saturday, high seas will move in from
a hurricane force low moving through the NE Pacific. Significant
wave heights will reach between 25 to 30 feet on Saturday. Small
crafts will sustain heavy damage and may not survive in these
conditions.
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PZZ545-120530- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 836 AM PST Wed Nov 11 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING TODAY NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. THU S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. THU NIGHT S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. FRI S wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft, building to 12 to 17 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 17 ft at 18 seconds. Rain. SAT SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 17 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain. SAT NIGHT SW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 15 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. SUN S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain. SUN NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 15 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 16 seconds and W 13 ft at 19 seconds. Rain. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 6 to 8 ft at 13 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 3.4 kt at 04:58 PM Wednesday and 1.0 kt at 06:39 AM Thursday. $$
PZZ545-120530- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 836 AM PST Wed Nov 11 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING TODAY NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. THU S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. THU NIGHT S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. FRI S wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft, building to 12 to 17 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 17 ft at 18 seconds. Rain. SAT SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 17 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain. SAT NIGHT SW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 15 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. SUN S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain. SUN NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 15 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 16 seconds and W 13 ft at 19 seconds. Rain. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 6 to 8 ft at 13 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 3.4 kt at 04:58 PM Wednesday and 1.0 kt at 06:39 AM Thursday. $$