Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms
Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. 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: 812 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026 |  |
| Tonight: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt early this evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Thu: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Thu Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Fri: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Fri Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Sat: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Sat Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Sun: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Sun Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Mon: W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Mon Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 15 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 2.5 kt at 04:34 am thursday and 2.0 kt at 05:03 pm thursday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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