Early Heat Wave in the West; Fire Concerns in the Plains

An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected today across the High Plains and southern Plains. Lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes will taper off today. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

13NM WNW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
⇑WNW 7kt
2-3ft
Tonight
NW 7kt⇓
3ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
3ft
Wednesday Night
WNW 7kt⇓
2-3ft
Thursday
Light Wind
3ft
Thursday Night
NW 8kt
3ft
Friday
⇑NW 7kt
3ft
Friday Night
NW 10kt
3-4ft
Saturday
NW 15kt
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:54 am PDT Mar 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6am PDT Mar 17, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WSW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

NW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WSW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

WNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WSW 2 to 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NW wind 6 to 8 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WSW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NW wind around 10 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 18 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 2.3 kt at 04:05 AM Tuesday and 2.5 kt at 04:16 PM Tuesday.

*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.