Heavy Precipitation in the West; Wintry Mix in the North; Fire Weather in the High Plains

Pacific moisture will continue to bring locally heavy coastal/lower elevation rain and heavy mountain snow to the West Coast and portions of the Intermountain West through Monday. A wintry mix will create hazardous travel across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into early Monday. Dry, gusty winds are resulting in elevated to critical fire weather in the south/central High Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until January 5, 03:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

13NM WNW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
S 19kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
S 22kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday Night
SE 12kt
5ft
Tuesday
ENE 8kt
4-5ft
Tuesday Night
NW 6kt
3-4ft
Wednesday
NW 11kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
NW 19kt
4-5ft
Thursday
NNW 18kt
6ft
Thursday Night
N 11kt
6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:51 am PST Jan 4, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10pm PST Jan 4, 2026-6pm PST Jan 11, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

WSW wind 10 to 19 kt becoming S after midnight. Showers likely. Mixed swell...W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Monday

S wind 19 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Showers. Mixed swell...W 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Monday Night

SE wind 9 to 12 kt becoming E after midnight. Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

ENE wind 5 to 8 kt. A slight chance of showers before 10am. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

NW wind around 6 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

NW wind 8 to 11 kt. A chance of showers. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 17 to 19 kt. A slight chance of showers. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 14 to 18 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

N wind 8 to 11 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 12 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 8 feet at 12 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.7 kt at 05:52 AM Monday and 3.5 kt at 05:44 PM 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.