Heat Wave Continues in the West; Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the High Plains

An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Critical fire weather conditions will continue over the next couple of days across portions of the High Plains as gusty winds and dry conditions persist. 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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This Afternoon
NNW 10kt
3ft
Tonight
NNW 9kt
3ft
Thursday
N 10kt
3ft
Thursday Night
NW 9kt
4ft
Friday
⇑NW 10kt
4ft
Friday Night
NW 11kt
4-5ft
Saturday
NW 19kt
6-7ft
Saturday Night
NW 21kt
8-9ft
Sunday
NW 15kt
6-8ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:07 pm PDT Mar 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Mar 18, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 25, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NNW wind around 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 5 to 9 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

N wind 5 to 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds decreasing to at 11 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NW wind 5 to 9 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind around 11 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 2 ft becoming SW. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 11 to 19 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 16 to 21 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 12 to 15 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SW 4 to 5 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 18 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 2.6 kt at 04:59 PM Wednesday and 3.3 kt at 05:14 AM Thursday.

*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.