fzus56 klox 172043
cwflox
expires:202605180945;;729413

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service los angeles/oxnard ca
143 pm pdt sun may 17 2026

point piedras blancas to san mateo point ca out 60 nm including the
channel islands national marine sanctuary

...see weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new wave
detail format...


pzz650-180945-
east santa barbara channel from pt. conception to pt. mugu ca
including santa cruz island-
143 pm pdt sun may 17 2026

...gale warning in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening...
...small craft advisory in effect from 9 pm pdt this evening
through late tonight...

.tonight...western portion, nw wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt
becoming n 10 to 15 kt after midnight. eastern portion, w wind 10 
to 20 kt becoming se 5 to 10 kt after midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. 
wave detail: nw 3 ft at 11 seconds and w 7 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...e wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. 
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 7 seconds and w
4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...light winds, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.wed...light winds. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
12 seconds. 
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu...e wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds and w
3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...light winds, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 7 seconds. 

$$

fzus56 klox 172043
cwflox
expires:202605180945;;729410

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service los angeles/oxnard ca
143 pm pdt sun may 17 2026

point piedras blancas to san mateo point ca out 60 nm including the
channel islands national marine sanctuary

...see weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new wave
detail format...


pzz670-180945-
point piedras blancas to point sal from 10 to 60 nm-
143 pm pdt sun may 17 2026

...gale warning in effect through late tonight...
...small craft advisory in effect from monday morning through late
monday night...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, becoming 20 to 
30 kt after midnight. seas 17 to 19 ft, subsiding to 14 to 16 ft. 
wave detail: nw 19 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming nw 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25
kt in the afternoon. seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft. 
wave detail: nw 11 ft at 11 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw
10 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue...nw wind 10 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 9 seconds, nw 9 ft at 14 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at
10 seconds, nw 8 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 9 seconds, nw 7 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 7 to 9 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 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. seas 6 to
7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...light winds. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at
10 seconds and s 3 ft at 14 seconds. 

$$

fzus56 klox 172043
cwflox
expires:202605180945;;729411

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service los angeles/oxnard ca
143 pm pdt sun may 17 2026

point piedras blancas to san mateo point ca out 60 nm including the
channel islands national marine sanctuary

...see weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new wave
detail format...


pzz673-180945-
waters from pt. sal to santa cruz island ca and westward 60 nm
including san miguel and santa rosa islands-
143 pm pdt sun may 17 2026

...gale warning in effect through late tonight...
...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through monday
evening...

.tonight...nw wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, becoming 20 to 
30 kt after midnight. seas 15 to 20 ft, subsiding to 13 to 17 ft. 
wave detail: nw 19 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.mon...n wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming nw in the 
afternoon. seas 10 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: 
nw 12 ft at 11 seconds, n 2 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 
seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 20 kt. gusts to 25 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft.
wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.tue...n wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at 10 seconds, nw 9 ft at
11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 6 seconds, nw 8 ft at 14 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...n wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 9 seconds, nw 7 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 10 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 

$$

fzus56 kmtr 171554
cwfmtr
expires:202605180430;;715926

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
854 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


pzz535-180430-
monterey bay-
854 am pdt sun may 17 2026

...gale warning in effect through this evening...

.today...nw wind 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.


$$

fzus56 kmtr 171554
cwfmtr
expires:202605180430;;715918

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
854 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


pzz575-180430-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
854 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.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 171554
cwfmtr
expires:202605180430;;715922

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
854 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


pzz560-180430-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
854 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.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 171554
cwfmtr
expires:202605180430;;715923

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
854 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


pzz565-180430-
coastal waters from point pinos to point piedras blancas
california out to 10 nm-
854 am pdt sun may 17 2026

...storm warning in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...
...gale warning in effect 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.  

$$