Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
PZZ500-092145-
206 AM PDT Sat May 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 breezes with occasional near gale force
gusts will continue through the remainder of the weekend along
with building rough seas. Winds become more northerly and fresh to
moderate on Sunday with rough seas beginning to gradually ease
late Sunday into Monday. Gentle to moderate north to northwest
breezes are expected on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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PZZ545-092145- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 206 AM PDT Sat May 9 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING TODAY NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet 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 1.7 kt at 10:02 AM Saturday and 1.1 kt at 12:16 AM Sunday. $$
PZZ545-092145- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 206 AM PDT Sat May 9 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING TODAY NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 13 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 1.7 kt at 10:02 AM Saturday and 1.1 kt at 12:16 AM Sunday. $$