Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until December 27, 09:00 AM PST

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

12NM W San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight
NW 20kt
9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
NNW 19kt
7-9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
N 8kt
4-5ft
Sunday
NE 8kt
3-4ft
Sunday Night
NE 12kt
2-3ft
Monday
NE 17kt
2ft
Monday Night
NE 10kt
2ft
Tuesday
NE 15kt
2-3ft
Tuesday Night
NE 9kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:27 pm PST Dec 26, 2025
Forecast Valid: 12am PST Dec 27, 2025-6pm PST Jan 2, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

NW wind around 20 kt. A slight chance of showers before 1am. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Saturday

NNW wind 11 to 19 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

N wind around 8 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

NE wind around 8 kt. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

NE wind 6 to 12 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

NE wind 12 to 17 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NNW 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

NE wind 8 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft becoming S. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

NE wind 12 to 15 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NE wind around 9 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 9 to 12 feet at 9 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 10 to 14 feet at 9 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.2 kt at 08:48 PM Friday and 2.0 kt at 10:08 AM Saturday.

*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.