Heavy Snow in the Cascades and Northern Rockies; Wintry Mix in the Northeast; High Winds in Southern California

Two more cold fronts will pass through the Northwest U.S. this week with heavy mountain snow continuing across the Cascades, and northern Rockies. A quick moving storm system will bring mixed precipitation including some freezing rain across the Northeast U.S. today. High winds could blow down trees and power lines in the mountains of southern California this evening through Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 7, 03:00 PM PST until January 8, 03:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

10NM SSW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
NW 16kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 23kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
N 20kt
7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
NNE 10kt
6ft
Friday
ENE 14kt
5ft
Friday Night
ENE 9kt
4ft
Saturday
ENE 11kt
3ft
Saturday Night
NE 10kt
2ft
Sunday
NE 11kt
2-3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Jan 7, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PST Jan 7, 2026-6pm PST Jan 14, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind around 16 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 19 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Mostly cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Thursday

N wind 12 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday Night

NNE wind around 10 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

ENE wind 10 to 14 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

ENE wind 7 to 9 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

ENE wind around 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NE wind 7 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

NE wind around 11 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 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 12 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 12 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.9 kt at 07:31 PM Wednesday and 2.0 kt at 08:30 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.