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 in effect from March 21, 03:00 AM PDT until March 22, 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]

Saturday
⇑NW 22kt
7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
NW 23kt⇓
8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
NW 13kt
6-7ft
Sunday Night
NW 14kt
6ft
Monday
NW 11kt
5-6ft
Monday Night
NW 11kt
4-5ft
Tuesday
⇑NW 11kt
4ft
Tuesday Night
NW 11kt
3ft
Wednesday
NW 21kt
7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:07 am PDT Mar 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2am PDT Mar 21, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Saturday

NW wind 11 to 16 kt increasing to 17 to 22 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 18 to 23 kt decreasing to 11 to 16 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 8 to 13 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 11 to 14 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

NW wind 9 to 11 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 to 2 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 6 to 11 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SW 1 ft becoming S. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NW wind 9 to 11 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 11 to 21 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

*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.