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843 AM PDT Sun May 24 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Light breezes and diminished seas will persist through Tuesday.
Strong northwesterly winds from a developing system set to arrive
on Tuesday will result in building rough seas for the second half
of this week.
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PZZ545-250415- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 843 AM PDT Sun May 24 2026 TODAY S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of very light drizzle until late afternoon. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight. MEMORIAL DAY W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of drizzle in the morning, then a slight chance of very light drizzle in the afternoon. MON NIGHT W wind around 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. TUE NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. THU SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 11 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 1.9 kt at 11:52 AM Sunday and 2.3 kt at 01:07 AM Monday. $$
PZZ545-250415- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 843 AM PDT Sun May 24 2026 TODAY S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of very light drizzle until late afternoon. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight. MEMORIAL DAY W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of drizzle in the morning, then a slight chance of very light drizzle in the afternoon. MON NIGHT W wind around 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. TUE NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. THU SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 11 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 1.9 kt at 11:52 AM Sunday and 2.3 kt at 01:07 AM Monday. $$