PZZ500-181615-
819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
A fresh to strong northwest breeze will develop tonight and
persist through the end of the forecast period. Locally stronger
winds are possible in the coastal jet regions north of Point Reyes
and along the Big Sur coast. Seas build to 7 to 9 feet by Tuesday
and Wednesday before subsiding later in the week.
$$
PZZ545-181615- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 15 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.7 kt at 08:52 PM Monday and 1.6 kt at 09:32 AM Tuesday. $$
PZZ545-181615- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 819 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 15 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 2.7 kt at 08:52 PM Monday and 1.6 kt at 09:32 AM Tuesday. $$