PZZ500-180930-
210 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Mild conditions with light to moderate onshore flow will continue
through Friday. Moderate to strong northwesterly winds will
increase over the weekend bringing moderate seas to the coastal
waters.
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PZZ545-180930- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 210 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026 TONIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 8 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 2.1 kt at 08:53 PM Thursday and 0.8 kt at 11:08 AM Friday. $$
PZZ545-180930- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 210 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026 TONIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.1 kt at 08:53 PM Thursday and 0.8 kt at 11:08 AM Friday. $$