FZUS56 KMTR 181554 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 854 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 PZZ500-190415- 854 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 continue to diminish throughout the marine environment, but moderate to rough seas and moderate to fresh northwest breezes will still offer hazardous conditions for small craft into the mid weak before easing for most zones. Fresh to strong northwest breezes will remain hazardous for small craft into the late week for the northern outer zone. $$ PZZ570-190415- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 854 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ571-190415- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 854 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this morning, then becoming NW 20 to 25 kt this afternoon. 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 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. 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. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 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. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 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. $$ PZZ575-190415- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 854 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ576-190415- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 854 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 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 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. 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. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW 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...NW 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. $$ PZZ540-190415- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 854 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$PZZ545-190415- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 854 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 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...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 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...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. 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, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. 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. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. 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 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 1.2 kt at 06:46 PM Monday and 4.5 kt at 06:02 AM Tuesday. $$ PZZ560-190415- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 854 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ565-190415- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 854 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .TODAY...NW 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. 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. $$ PZZ530-190415- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 854 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt with occasional gusts up to 35 kt, becoming NW around 10 kt late. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. $$ PZZ531-190415- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 854 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon, then becoming NW 15 to 20 kt late. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt, veering to 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 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after midnight. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ535-190415- Monterey Bay- 854 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$