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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until May 18, 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

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Today
NW 21kt
7-8ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
N 18kt
6-7ft

Gale Warning
Monday
N 14kt
4-5ft
Monday Night
WNW 16kt⇓
5ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 8kt
4-5ft
Tuesday Night
WNW 8kt⇓
4ft
Wednesday
⇑W 7kt
4ft
Wednesday Night
W 6kt⇓
4ft
Thursday
⇑SW 8kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:34 am PDT May 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT May 17, 2026-6pm PDT May 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 16 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Tonight

N wind 15 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Monday

N wind 12 to 14 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds becoming WSW. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

WNW wind 11 to 16 kt decreasing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and WSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and WNW 1 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 13 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 1.2 kt at 05:51 PM Sunday and 4.8 kt at 05:17 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.