Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
PZZ500-090530-
900 AM PST Sun Nov 8 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Moderate to fresh northerly breezes over the coastal waters will
persist into the beginning of the upcoming work week with rough to
very rough seas and hazardous conditions for small craft.
Elevated mixed long period swell will continue through the week,
increasing further by the end of the forecast period.
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PZZ545-090530- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 900 AM PST Sun Nov 8 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 16 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 16 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. VETERANS DAY N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT S wind around 5 kt, backing to N after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 8 ft at 16 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 4.0 kt at 03:34 PM Sunday and 1.3 kt at 04:12 AM Monday. $$
PZZ545-090530- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 900 AM PST Sun Nov 8 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 16 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 16 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. VETERANS DAY N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT S wind around 5 kt, backing to N after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 8 ft at 16 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 4.0 kt at 03:34 PM Sunday and 1.3 kt at 04:12 AM Monday. $$