Severe Thunderstorm and Heavy Rainfall Threat Tonight; Heat Continues on Tuesday Across the Eastern U.S.
Severe weather and flash flooding threats continue across the Central Plains and Midwest into tonight. Very large hail, strong tornadoes and damaging winds are expected. An early season heat wave will continue to challenge temperature records across the eastern U.S. through Wednesday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Last Update: 239 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026 |  |
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 1.2 kt at 06:46 pm monday and 4.5 kt at 06:02 am tuesday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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