Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California

Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

43NM NW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

New Year's Day
SSE 18kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
SSE 17kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
SE 24kt
5-6ft

Gale Warning
Friday Night
S 29kt
10ft

Gale Warning
Saturday
S 26kt
8-10ft
Saturday Night
S 22kt
9-10ft
Sunday
S 17kt
9-10ft
Sunday Night
S 14kt
7-8ft
Monday
SSW 14kt
7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 7:59 am PST Jan 1, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8am PST Jan 1, 2026-6pm PST Jan 7, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

New Year's Day

ESE wind 16 to 18 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Showers. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tonight

SSE wind 14 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Showers, mainly before 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday

SE wind 22 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. Showers, mainly after 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Friday Night

S wind around 29 kt, with gusts as high as 41 kt. Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 8 ft. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Saturday

S wind 24 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 6 to 8 ft. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Saturday Night

S wind 20 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 9 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Sunday

S wind 14 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Showers. Mixed swell...W 6 ft and SW 6 to 8 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Sunday Night

S wind 11 to 14 kt. Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SW 5 to 7 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday

SSW wind 12 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Showers. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SW 5 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

*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.