FZUS56 KMTR 181000 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 300 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 Central California Coast from Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas out to 60 NM, including Monterey Bay, Greater Farallones, and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries PZZ500-182215- 300 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Winds are reducing across the marine environment, but widespread gale- force gusts are no longer expected. Seas and winds will still offer hazardous conditions for small craft into the mid weak before easing for most zones. Winds will remain hazardous for small craft into the late week for the northern outer zone. $$ PZZ570-182215- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 300 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt late. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ571-182215- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 300 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ575-182215- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 300 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ576-182215- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 300 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ540-182215- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 300 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ545-182215- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 300 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late this morning, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 13 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 4.8 kt at 05:17 AM Monday and 1.2 kt at 06:46 PM Monday. $$ PZZ560-182215- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 300 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ565-182215- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 300 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ530-182215- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 300 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. $$ PZZ531-182215- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 300 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .TUE...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after midnight. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. .THU...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. $$ PZZ535-182215- Monterey Bay- 300 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming E around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$