Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until August 23, 03:00 AM PDT

Last Update: 908 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 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, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.

Tonight

NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.

Sun

NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

Sun Night

NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

Mon

W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

Mon Night

NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.

Tue

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

Tue Night

NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.

Wed

NW 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.

Wed Night

NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft 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 0.9 kt at 01:29 pm saturday and 1.6 kt at 01:27 am sunday.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft 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 0.9 kt at 01:29 PM Saturday and 1.6 kt at 01:27 AM Sunday.