FZUS56 KMTR 190350 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 850 PM 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 PZZ500-191630- 850 PM 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... Conditions will continue to improve tonight as northerly breezes continue to diminish. Rough seas will prevail in the outer waters with moderate seas in the inner waters. Hazardous conditions for small craft will persist through the week across the northern outer waters due to rough seas and strong northerly breezes. $$ PZZ570-191630- Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 850 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt early this evening, then 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ571-191630- Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 850 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 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. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 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 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 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 13 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ575-191630- Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 850 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ576-191630- Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 850 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 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 15 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 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 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 13 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 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 13 seconds. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ540-191630- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 850 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ545-191630- Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 850 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 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 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 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 7 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 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 13 seconds. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 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 4.5 kt at 06:02 AM Tuesday and 1.2 kt at 07:41 PM Tuesday. $$ PZZ560-191630- Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 850 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ565-191630- Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 850 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .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 7 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 and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 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 13 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 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 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ530-191630- San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 850 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. $$ PZZ531-191630- San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 850 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 5 kt. .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 5 to 10 kt. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. $$ PZZ535-191630- Monterey Bay- 850 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Patchy fog after midnight. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. $$