Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

Another Arctic blast will surge south across the northern Plains tonight, crossing the Midwest and reaching the Gulf Coast Friday night. Dangerously cold temperatures will persist across the eastern U.S. into early February. There is increasing confidence for significant heavy snow across much of the Southern Appalachians, Carolinas, and southern Mid-Atlantic Friday into Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until January 30, 03:00 AM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

35NM W San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
⇑NNW 7kt
9-10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
N 8kt
10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
N 8kt
8-9ft
Friday Night
NE 8kt
7-8ft
Saturday
E 8kt
7ft
Saturday Night
SE 6kt⇓
7-8ft
Sunday
⇑NNW 6kt
8-9ft
Sunday Night
NW 14kt
10-11ft
Monday
NNW 12kt
10-11ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 am PST Jan 29, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8am PST Jan 29, 2026-6pm PST Feb 4, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW 5 to 7 kt in the morning. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 10 ft at 15 seconds and S 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

N wind 5 to 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 9 to 10 ft at 14 seconds and SSW 4 ft at 16 seconds decreasing to at 13 seconds . Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

N wind 5 to 8 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 7 to 8 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 3 to 4 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NE wind around 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

E wind around 8 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

SE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SSW 2 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain after 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

NW wind 12 to 14 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 9 ft and SW 6 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday

NNW wind 10 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 9 ft and SSW 4 to 5 ft. Wind waves around 2 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.