Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
PZZ500-141015-
218 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Rain showers linger through the morning before diminishing into
the afternoon. Winds stay light through early afternoon,
increasing to a moderate to fresh northwesterly breeze through
Wednesday. Winds build again on Thursday leading to near gale
force gusts into the end of the work week. Moderate seas continue
through Wednesday before rough seas arrive on Thursday.
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PZZ545-141015- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 218 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 11 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 2.0 kt at 02:21 PM Monday and 2.5 kt at 02:57 AM Tuesday. $$
PZZ545-141015- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 218 PM PDT Mon Apr 13 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. ..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 11 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.0 kt at 02:21 PM Monday and 2.5 kt at 02:57 AM Tuesday. $$