Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
PZZ500-080515-
915 AM PDT Tue Jul 7 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Moderate to strong breezes are forecast across area waters,
including the bays over the next 24 hours. Northwesterly swell
between 6 and 8 feet will continue, with approximately 2 to 3
foot secondary long period southerly swell persisting through the
week. While winds diminish to largely gentle breezes across bays,
strong breezes and rough seas will persist through early Thursday
across the Pacific coast waters.
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PZZ545-080515- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 915 AM PDT Tue Jul 7 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17 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 1.7 kt at 10:23 AM Tuesday and 2.5 kt at 11:16 PM Tuesday. $$
PZZ545-080515- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 915 AM PDT Tue Jul 7 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 1.7 kt at 10:23 AM Tuesday and 2.5 kt at 11:16 PM Tuesday. $$