Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

17NM W San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
⇑WNW 7kt
3ft
Tonight
WNW 8kt
4ft
Friday
NNW 6kt
4-5ft
Friday Night
NNW 7kt
5ft
Saturday
N 9kt
4ft
Saturday Night
N 7kt
4ft
Sunday
ENE 10kt
3ft
Sunday Night
E 6kt
3ft
Monday
E 9kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:11 am PST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am PST Jan 22, 2026-6pm PST Jan 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds decreasing to at 6 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

WNW wind 6 to 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

NNW wind around 6 kt. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NNW wind 5 to 7 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

N wind 6 to 9 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

N wind around 7 kt becoming NE after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

ENE wind 8 to 10 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

E wind around 6 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday

E wind 7 to 9 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 14 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 14 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.0 kt at 06:41 AM Thursday and 3.0 kt at 06:32 PM Thursday.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.