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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Last Update: 815 PM PDT Fri Jun 26 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 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft this afternoon. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Tonight

W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A slight chance of drizzle.

Sat

NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.

Sat Night

NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.

Sun

NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.

Sun Night

NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Mon

NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Mon Night

NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Tue

W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

Tue Night

W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 8 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 3.0 kt at 03:10 am saturday and 0.9 kt at 03:49 pm saturday.