Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains this afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Last Update: 922 AM PST Thu Jan 15 2026

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

12NM SW San Francisco CA

Marine Zone Forecast

Today

E wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds.

Tonight

E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.

Fri

NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.

Fri Night

N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.

Sat

NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.

Sat Night

N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 16 seconds.

Sun

N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds.

Sun Night

N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds.

Martin Luther King Jr Day

N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds.

Mon Night

N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.

.....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast.....

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 15 seconds...decreasing to 4 to 6 feet at 13 seconds late monday night.

across the bar...mixed seas of 9 to 12 feet at 15 seconds...decreasing to 7 to 10 feet at 13 seconds late monday night. Maximum ebb current of 2.5 kt at 01:44 pm thursday and 1.0 kt at 02:38 am friday.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 15 seconds...decreasing to 4 to 6 feet at 13 seconds late Monday night. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 9 to 12 feet at 15 seconds...decreasing to 7 to 10 feet at 13 seconds late Monday night. Maximum ebb current of 2.5 kt at 01:44 PM Thursday and 1.0 kt at 02:38 AM Friday.