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

Gale Warning until March 22, 03:00 AM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

35NM W San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
NW 29kt
10ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NW 29kt
11ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
NW 20kt
9-11ft
Sunday Night
NW 22kt
9ft
Monday
NW 20kt
8ft
Monday Night
NW 14kt
6-7ft
Tuesday
NW 10kt
5ft
Tuesday Night
NW 16kt
4ft
Wednesday
⇑NW 30kt
5-6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:07 pm PDT Mar 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Mar 21, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

This Afternoon

NW wind around 29 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 23 to 29 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 18 to 20 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 9 to 10 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 20 to 22 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Monday

NW wind 14 to 20 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 to 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 10 to 14 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tuesday

NW wind 6 to 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SSW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

NW wind 13 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 17 to 22 kt increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 5 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.