Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii
A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. 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: 837 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026 | |
Tonight: NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Sun: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Sun Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Mon: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Mon Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Tue: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Tue Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Wed: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Wed Night: NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Thu: NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Thu Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 12 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 4.3 kt at 06:52 am sunday and 1.6 kt at 07:52 pm sunday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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