Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
PZZ500-142230-
217 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Moderate to fresh NW breezes and moderate build seas across the
exposed coastal waters into the mid week. A cold front will
increase winds to near gale force late Wednesday or early
Thursday, building rough seas. Winds and seas ease into the
weekend, but build again into the next work week with some chances
for rain.
$$
PZZ545-142230- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 217 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TODAY NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning and early afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 11 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.5 kt at 02:57 AM Tuesday and 2.1 kt at 03:02 PM Tuesday. $$
PZZ545-142230- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 217 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TODAY NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning and early afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. ..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 2.5 kt at 02:57 AM Tuesday and 2.1 kt at 03:02 PM Tuesday. $$