PZZ500-190530-
946 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Moderate to fresh northwesterly breezes will prevail over the
weekend, diminishing to become moderate by next week. Moderate
seas will also prevail. Moderate southerly swell will increase
from tropical cyclone activity across the eastern Pacific through
next week.
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PZZ545-190530- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 946 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026 TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. SUN W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. MON SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft 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 2.2 kt at 08:55 PM Saturday and 2.6 kt at 08:58 AM Sunday. $$
PZZ545-190530- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 946 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026 TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. SUN W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. MON SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.2 kt at 08:55 PM Saturday and 2.6 kt at 08:58 AM Sunday. $$