Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until March 23, 03:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

10NM SSW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
NW 11kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
W 10kt
4ft
Monday Night
WNW 10kt
3ft
Tuesday
WNW 10kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
NW 10kt
2-3ft
Wednesday
NW 18kt
3-4ft
Wednesday Night
NW 22kt
6-7ft
Thursday
NNW 16kt
6ft
Thursday Night
NW 12kt
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:41 pm PDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm PDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 29, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

NW wind around 11 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

W wind 8 to 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

WNW wind 7 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

NW wind around 10 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 10 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 19 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 12 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 5 to 12 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

.....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 1.6 kt at 07:52 PM Sunday and 4.2 kt at 07:31 AM Monday.

*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.