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

10NM SSW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Sunday
WNW 10kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
W 10kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
WNW 10kt
4ft
Monday Night
WNW 10kt
3ft
Tuesday
NW 10kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
NW 12kt
3ft
Wednesday
NW 19kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
NW 22kt
5-6ft
Thursday
NNW 15kt
5-6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:27 am PDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3am PDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Sunday

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

Sunday Night

W wind around 10 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

WNW wind 7 to 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

WNW wind 6 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

NW wind 10 to 12 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 13 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 18 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 12 to 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SW 1 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 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.