Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until December 27, 09:00 AM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

5NM WSW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
SW 19kt
9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 13kt
7-9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
N 12kt
5-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
NNE 6kt
4ft
Sunday
NE 9kt
3ft
Sunday Night
NE 10kt
2ft
Monday
NE 13kt
2ft
Monday Night
NE 9kt
2ft
Tuesday
NE 12kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:27 pm PST Dec 26, 2025
Forecast Valid: 12pm PST Dec 26, 2025-6pm PST Jan 1, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

SW wind 14 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mixed swell...W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 7 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 11 to 13 kt. A slight chance of showers before 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday

N wind 9 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NNE wind around 6 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

NE wind 7 to 9 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

NE wind 7 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 1 to 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday

NE wind around 13 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday Night

NE wind around 9 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 1 ft becoming S. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

NE wind around 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 9 to 12 feet at 9 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 10 to 14 feet at 9 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.6 kt at 09:16 AM Friday and 2.2 kt at 08:48 PM Friday.

*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.