Rain Coming to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the Southern U.S. will bring heavy to excessive rainfall over portions of west-central Texas into tonight then from central Texas through the central Gulf Coast on Friday. The Southeast U.S. will see heavier rain Saturday. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

Last Update: 842 AM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

12NM SW San Francisco CA

Marine Zone Forecast

Today

NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this morning, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.

Tonight

NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.

Fri

NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.

Fri Night

NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.

Sat

NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.

Sat Night

NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.

Sun

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

Sun Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain.

Mon

W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.

Mon Night

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

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 15 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 1.6 kt at 04:44 pm thursday and 3.8 kt at 04:57 am friday.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 15 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 1.6 kt at 04:44 PM Thursday and 3.8 kt at 04:57 AM Friday.