Weather Impacts for the Pacific Northwest This Week; Watching the Eastern U.S.

A series of Pacific fronts will bring periods of moderate rain, higher elevation snow, and gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest through this week. A more widespread precipitation event looks likely this weekend. In the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast U.S. a storm may bring gusty winds, low elevation rain, and high elevation wet snow Thursday into Saturday. Read More >

Last Update: 859 AM PST Tue Nov 10 2026

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

12NM SW San Francisco CA

Marine Zone Forecast

Today

NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.

Tonight

NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.

Veterans Day

N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.

Wed Night

W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds.

Thu

S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds.

Thu Night

S wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.

Fri

S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 14 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.

Fri Night

SW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 15 ft, building to 12 to 17 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 14 seconds and W 17 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.

Sat

W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 15 seconds and W 18 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain.

Sat Night

SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft, subsiding to 10 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 16 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight.

.....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast.....

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 7 to 10 ft 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 3.7 kt at 04:32 pm tuesday and 1.1 kt at 05:52 am wednesday.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 7 to 10 ft 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 3.7 kt at 04:32 PM Tuesday and 1.1 kt at 05:52 AM Wednesday.