Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

15NM SSW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Sunday
NW 13kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
NW 13kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
WNW 11kt
5ft
Monday Night
NW 12kt
4ft
Tuesday
NW 12kt
3-4ft
Tuesday Night
NW 13kt
3ft
Wednesday
NW 23kt
3-4ft
Wednesday Night
NW 26kt
7-9ft
Thursday
NNW 17kt
7-9ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1am PDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Sunday

NW wind 7 to 13 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 11 to 13 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday

WNW wind 8 to 11 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 7 to 12 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

NW wind 5 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NW wind around 13 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 15 to 23 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 21 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 15 to 17 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 to 8 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet 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 4.3 kt at 06:52 AM Sunday and 1.6 kt at 07:52 PM Sunday.

*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.