Strong to Severe Thunderstorms Continue Tonight in the East; Early Heat Wave in the West

Scattered strong to severe storms with damaging winds and potentially a tornado or two are expected tonight from the coastal Carolinas into the Mid-Atlantic states. An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Read More >

Last Update: 221 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

12NM SW San Francisco CA

Marine Zone Forecast

Tonight

NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.

Tue

N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.

Tue Night

NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

Wed

N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Wed Night

NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.

Thu

N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Thu Night

NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds.

Fri

NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.

Fri Night

NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Sat

NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

Sat Night

NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet 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 2.4 kt at 03:34 pm monday and 2.3 kt at 04:05 am tuesday.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet 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 2.4 kt at 03:34 PM Monday and 2.3 kt at 04:05 AM Tuesday.