Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until March 22, 03:00 AM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

13NM WNW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
NW 22kt⇓
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
WNW 11kt
4ft
Sunday Night
WNW 13kt
4ft
Monday
WNW 10kt
3-4ft
Monday Night
WNW 12kt
3ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 10kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
NW 12kt
2-3ft
Wednesday
⇑NW 21kt
2-3ft
Wednesday Night
NW 25kt
5-6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:07 pm PDT Mar 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm PDT Mar 21, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

NW wind 17 to 22 kt decreasing to 8 to 13 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday

WNW wind 5 to 11 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

WNW wind around 13 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday

WNW wind 8 to 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

WNW wind 7 to 12 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

NW wind 10 to 12 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 10 to 15 kt increasing to 16 to 21 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 27 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 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 1.9 kt at 07:03 PM Saturday and 4.3 kt at 06:52 AM Sunday.

*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.