NWS Marine Forecast


   PZZ500-171615-  839 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024    .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including  the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National  Marine Sanctuaries...    A surface high over the Eastern Pacific continues to move  eastward towards California. Northwesterly winds are strengthening  as a result, particularly over the northernmost zones and outer  waters. Seas will build to very rough over the outer waters  through the early part of next week.    $$
   PZZ565-171615-  Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas  California out to 10 nm-  839 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024    TONIGHT  NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to  4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW  2 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.  FRI  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft  in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft  at 18 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.  FRI NIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas  5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at  20 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.  SAT  S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at  10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 19 seconds.  SAT NIGHT  S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.  Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at  18 seconds.  SUN  NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and  SW 3 ft at 18 seconds.  SUN NIGHT  NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.  MON  NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft.  MON NIGHT  NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after  midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft.  TUE  NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft.  TUE NIGHT  NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.    $$