Atmospheric River in the West; Strong Winds in the Northeast

A strong atmospheric river will continue moderate to heavy rainfall with possible flooding, gusty to high winds, and mountain snows for parts of the Northwest U.S. today into Thursday. Additional impacts are likely into Friday with a cold front. A fast-moving storm system will cross the Northeast U.S. today into Thursday with gusty to high winds and areas of rain and high elevation snow showers. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from November 5, 03:00 PM PST until November 7, 03:00 AM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM WNW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Late Afternoon
S 16kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
S 12kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
⇑W 7kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
WSW 8kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
SW 8kt
4ft
Friday Night
NW 6kt⇓
3-4ft
Saturday
NNW 7kt
3ft
Saturday Night
NE 6kt
2ft
Sunday
ENE 9kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:10 pm PST Nov 5, 2025
Forecast Valid: 4pm PST Nov 5, 2025-6pm PST Nov 12, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

Late Afternoon

S wind 14 to 16 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

S wind 5 to 12 kt becoming WSW after midnight. A chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Mixed swell...W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 7 ft at 15 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

WSW wind 5 to 8 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...W 6 to 7 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

SSW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 to 5 ft and SW 3 ft becoming S. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

NNE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming NNW in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 to 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

N wind around 6 kt becoming NE after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WSW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

ENE wind 6 to 9 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 13 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 7 feet at 13 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 4.8 kt at 03:26 PM Wednesday and 1.5 kt at 04:26 AM Thursday.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.