PZZ500-220930-
215 PM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
A cold upper level low will continue to produce showers and
widely scattered thunderstorms tonight. The center of the upper
low will move over Point Conception Thursday morning and then
reach Nevada Thursday night. Expect variable breezes except
possibly gusty in the vicinity of thunderstorms tonight. Northerly
breezes will prevail Thursday through Sunday with locally strong
to near gale breezes across the outer waters Thursday through
Saturday. Moderate seas build to become rough across the outer
waters Friday.
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PZZ545-220930- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 215 PM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026 TONIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers until early morning, then showers likely late. THU W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 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 1.8 kt at 02:06 PM Wednesday and 1.8 kt at 02:05 AM Thursday. $$
PZZ545-220930- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 215 PM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026 TONIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers until early morning, then showers likely late. THU W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 1.8 kt at 02:06 PM Wednesday and 1.8 kt at 02:05 AM Thursday. $$