Pacific Storm Moves Inland; Clipper System for the Northeast; Strong Storm Impacting Alaska
A Pacific system will bring low elevation rain and isolated thunderstorms to California tonight. Heavy snow is expected for the Sierra Nevada through late tomorrow. In the Northeast, snow may cause hazardous travel this evening into tomorrow. In Alaska, a powerful storm will bring dangerous seas, blizzard conditions, strong winds and bitterly cold across the state through mid-week. 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: 315 AM PST Wed Feb 11 2026 | |
Today: S wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain this morning, then showers with a slight chance of tstms this afternoon. Tonight: SE wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. Thu: E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Thu Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Fri: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Fri Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Sat: W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Sat Night: S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. Sun: SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. Sun Night: S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 14 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 1.7 kt at 11:38 am wednesday and 0.9 kt at 12:43 am thursday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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