534  
FZUS56 KMTR 170928  
CWFMTR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA  
228 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 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  
 
PZZ500-172215-  
228 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BAYS INCLUDING  
THE MONTEREY BAY...GREATER FARALLONES...AND CORDELL BANK NATIONAL  
MARINE SANCTUARIES...  
 
WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE GUSTS CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WATERS. STRONG  
NORTHERLY WINDS LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND LAST INTO MONDAY,  
WITH STORM-FORCE WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN OUTER WATERS  
AND THE INNER WATERS SOUTH OF POINT PINOS. THE REST OF THE WATERS  
LOOK TO HAVE NEAR OR INFREQUENT STORM FORCE GUSTS DURING THAT  
TIME. STORM WARNINGS DEGRADE INTO GALES BY THE LATE AFTERNOON ON  
SUNDAY. WINDS BEGIN TO EASE INTO THAT NIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY  
WORK WEEK. EXPECT ROUGH SEAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH UP TO 19 FT  
WAVES DURING THE STRONGEST WINDS, BUT SEAS WILL ALSO EASE INTO THE  
WORK WEEK.  
 

 
 
PZZ570-172215-  
WATERS FROM POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES 10-60 NM-  
228 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND AROUND 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO  
17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS UP TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING.  
SEAS 15 TO 16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE  
DETAIL: N 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
16 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 13 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 AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 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 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
THU
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS  
AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
13 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ571-172215-  
WATERS FROM POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT 10-60 NM-  
228 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH  
MONDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO  
17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 14 TO 17 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
17 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS UP TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING.  
SEAS 14 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 17 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
MON
 
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.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 13 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. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
11 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS  
AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ575-172215-  
WATERS FROM PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS 10-60 NM-  
228 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO  
18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 14 TO 17 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
18 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO  
17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
17 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO  
11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 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 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS  
AND S 2 FT AT 15 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 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 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
8 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
8 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ576-172215-  
WATERS FROM POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10-60 NM-  
228 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO  
17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 17 FT AT 13 SECONDS.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, VEERING TO  
N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO  
18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
17 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 10 FT AT 10 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 11 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, BECOMING W 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
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
8 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ540-172215-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES CALIFORNIA OUT TO  
10 NM-  
228 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, EASING TO  
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO  
11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT  
AT 11 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT  
AT 11 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
14 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ545-172215-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT CALIFORNIA OUT TO  
10 NM-  
228 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, BECOMING N  
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO  
10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WIND 20 TO 25 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. 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 12 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.    
THU
 
S 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
 
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.  
   
....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  
4.9 KT AT 04:35 AM SUNDAY AND 1.2 KT AT 05:51 PM SUNDAY.  
 

 
 
PZZ560-172215-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS CALIFORNIA OUT TO  
10 NM-  
228 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, RISING TO  
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT,  
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 13 FT AT  
13 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, EASING TO  
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO  
11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 13 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT  
AT 11 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW 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 AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 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 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
 
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SW 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
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
PZZ565-172215-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS  
CALIFORNIA OUT TO 10 NM-  
228 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 13 FT AT 13 SECONDS.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, EASING TO  
20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO  
11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 13 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO  
8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
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 AND S 2 FT AT 15 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, BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
14 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ530-172215-  
SAN PABLO BAY, SUISUN BAY, THE WEST DELTA AND THE SAN FRANCISCO  
BAY NORTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE-  
228 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS  
MORNING, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, BECOMING N  
15 TO 20 KT LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.    
MON
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, EASING TO 10 TO  
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
TUE
 
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT.    
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.  
 

 
 
PZZ531-172215-  
SAN FRANCISCO BAY SOUTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE-  
228 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.    
MON
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
TUE
 
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WED
 
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THU
 
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT.  
 

 
 
PZZ535-172215-  
MONTEREY BAY-  
228 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND  
S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, EASING TO  
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO  
8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S  
2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE. 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.    
THU
 
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW 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.  
 
LOCALLY LOWER WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS SHELTERED PORTIONS OF THE BAY.  
 

 
 
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