Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California
Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Last Update: 858 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026 |  |
Today: S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Showers early this morning, then showers with a slight chance of tstms late this morning and afternoon. Tonight: S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening. Fri: SE wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Showers. Fri Night: SE wind 30 to 35 kt, veering to S 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: S 11 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. Sat: S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 11 ft at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Showers. Sat Night: S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: SW 9 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Showers. Sun: S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: SW 9 ft at 12 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Showers. Sun Night: S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: SW 7 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Showers. Mon: S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Showers. Mon Night: S wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 13 seconds. across the bar...mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 13 seconds. Maximum ebb current of . | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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