Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
PZZ500-011615-
855 PM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Fresh to moderate southwesterly breezes tonight out ahead of a
cold front will become northwest behind the cold front as it
passes through our area late in the day Wednesday into the evening
hours. Strong northerly breezes will develop by Thursday
afternoon and persist through Friday with moderate seas building
to become rough with widespread hazardous conditions. Conditions
improve for the weekend.
$$
PZZ540-011615- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 855 PM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TONIGHT S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain this evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Patchy dense fog late. WED S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. WED NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NE wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$
PZZ540-011615- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 855 PM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TONIGHT S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain this evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Patchy dense fog late. WED S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. WED NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NE wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$