Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
PZZ500-130430-
851 AM PDT Tue May 12 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Moderate to fresh northwest winds will gradually increase through
tomorrow becoming strong to near gale force. Occasional gale
force gusts return Wednesday into Thursday with seas building in
excess of 10 feet in response to strengthening winds. Surface high
pressure will strengthen over the Pacific Friday into next week
with a strong coastal jet, widespread gale force winds, and very
high, wind driven seas between 12 to 17 feet expected.
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PZZ545-130430- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 851 AM PDT Tue May 12 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TODAY W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 15 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 1.8 kt at 01:45 PM Tuesday and 3.0 kt at 02:23 AM Wednesday. $$
PZZ545-130430- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 851 AM PDT Tue May 12 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TODAY W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 15 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 1.8 kt at 01:45 PM Tuesday and 3.0 kt at 02:23 AM Wednesday. $$