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Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

12NM W San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Overnight

      Overnight:ENE wind 8 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

      ENE 13kt
      3ft

    • Sunday

      Sunday:ENE wind 9 to 16 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

      ENE 16kt
      3ft

    • Sunday Night

      Sunday Night:ENE wind around 8 kt. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 7 seconds building to at 12 seconds . Wind waves around 1 ft.

      ENE 8kt
      2ft

    • Monday

      Monday:E wind 8 to 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

      E 11kt
      2ft

    • Monday Night

      Monday Night:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E 5 to 7 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      ⇑E 7kt
      2ft

    • Tuesday

      Tuesday:E wind around 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

      E 11kt
      2ft

    • Tuesday Night

      Tuesday Night:SE wind 7 to 9 kt. A chance of rain after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

      SE 9kt
      2ft

    • Wednesday

      Wednesday:ENE wind around 10 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WSW 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

      ENE 10kt
      3-4ft

    • Wednesday Night

      Wednesday Night:N wind around 8 kt. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

      N 8kt
      5-6ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Jan 24, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am PST Jan 25, 2026-6pm PST Jan 31, 2026

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Detailed Forecast


Overnight
ENE wind 8 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.
Sunday
ENE wind 9 to 16 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sunday Night
ENE wind around 8 kt. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 7 seconds building to at 12 seconds . Wind waves around 1 ft.
Monday
E wind 8 to 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Monday Night
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E 5 to 7 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Tuesday
E wind around 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday Night
SE wind 7 to 9 kt. A chance of rain after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Wednesday
ENE wind around 10 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WSW 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.
Wednesday Night
N wind around 8 kt. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 14 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 1.9 kt at 08:16 PM Saturday and 2.8 kt at 08:52 AM Sunday.

*Notices:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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Point Forecast: 37.78°N 122.67°W
Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Jan 24, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am PST Jan 25, 2026-6pm PST Jan 31, 2026
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