NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Small Craft Advisory
   PZZ500-302145-  202 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026    .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including  the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National  Marine Sanctuaries...    Fresh to strong northwest breezes with near gale force gusts  persist through the remainder of the week into the weekend.  Occasional gale force gusts with moderate seas are expected  this afternoon and evening along the coastal jet regions south of  Point Arena and south of Point Sur. Additionally, gale force  winds are favorable for the northern waters this weekend, perhaps  making into the western most portions of the southern outer waters.  Tropical activity continues to produce long period swell across  the coastal waters into the weekend.    $$
   PZZ535-302145-  Monterey Bay-  202 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  THIS EVENING    TODAY  NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 15 to 20 kt this  afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S  2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning.  TONIGHT  NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after  midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.  FRI  NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and  S 2 ft at 14 seconds.  FRI NIGHT  W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after  midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.  SAT  NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas  3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.  SAT NIGHT  W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after  midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.  SUN  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at  11 seconds.  SUN NIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas  4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after  midnight.  MON  NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas  4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the  morning.  MON NIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas  3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after  midnight.    Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.      $$