Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

15NM SSW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
⇑WSW 9kt
3ft
Tonight
SW 8kt
3ft
Monday
WNW 9kt
4ft
Monday Night
NW 9kt
4ft
Tuesday
NW 14kt
3-4ft
Tuesday Night
NW 15kt
4ft
Wednesday
NW 22kt
4ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 30kt
6-8ft
Thursday
NNW 29kt
6-7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:17 am PST Mar 1, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8am PST Mar 1, 2026-6pm PST Mar 7, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Patchy dense fog before 10am. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

SW wind 6 to 8 kt. A chance of rain, mainly between 1am and 3am. Patchy fog between 9pm and 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 9 seconds building to at 14 seconds . Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday

WSW wind 6 to 9 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind around 9 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

NW wind 8 to 14 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NW wind around 15 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 17 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind around 30 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind around 29 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 5 ft.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 13 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 2.9 kt at 02:57 PM Sunday and 2.5 kt at 03:31 AM Monday.

*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.