Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Last Update: 809 AM PST Thu Feb 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Tonight

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

Fri

N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.

Fri Night

NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.

Sat

NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

Sat Night

NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.

Sun

NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Sun Night

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

Mon

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

Mon 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 9 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 15 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 2.6 kt at 11:18 am thursday and 1.4 kt at 12:53 am friday.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 15 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 2.6 kt at 11:18 AM Thursday and 1.4 kt at 12:53 AM Friday.