A Couple of Fast Moving Storms Affecting Areas Along and East of the Rockies

A couple of storm systems will impact travel conditions through the first half of this weekend. Heavy snow from the mountains of the West will move into the upper Midwest and upper Great Lakes through tonight. Record warmth and Gulf moisture along and east of the Mississippi River will fuel severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, fog for the Tennessee Valley and deep South on Friday into Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until January 9, 03:00 AM PST

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

15NM SSW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
NNW 16kt
10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
N 12kt
8-9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
NE 14kt
6-7ft
Friday Night
ENE 8kt
5-6ft
Saturday
NE 11kt
3-4ft
Saturday Night
NE 9kt
3ft
Sunday
NNE 12kt
4ft
Sunday Night
N 8kt
5-6ft
Monday
NNE 11kt
7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Jan 8, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PST Jan 8, 2026-6pm PST Jan 15, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NNW wind around 16 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 9 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Tonight

N wind 10 to 12 kt becoming NE after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft at 15 seconds and SW 1 to 3 ft at 14 seconds becoming S. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

NE wind 11 to 14 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft at 15 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

ENE wind around 8 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

NE wind 9 to 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

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

Sunday

NNE wind around 12 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind around 8 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday

NNE wind around 11 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 17 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 7 feet at 17 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.4 kt at 08:26 PM Thursday and 2.0 kt at 09:24 AM Friday.

*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.