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.
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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. $$
PZZ535-302145- Monterey Bay- 202 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING TODAY NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$