Marine Weather and Tide Forecast
Sample Forecast for Sausalito, CA
February 13, 2025 5:07 PM PST (01:07 UTC) Change Location
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PZZ530 San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, The West Delta And The San Francisco Bay North Of The Bay Bridge- 247 Pm Pst Thu Feb 13 2025
.gale warning in effect through late tonight - .
This afternoon - SW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers early, then rain late.
Tonight - SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
Fri - W wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Fri night - NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Sat - NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Sat night - W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain after midnight.
Sun - E wind around 5 kt, veering to sw around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the morning.
Sun night - W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Washingtons birthday - W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Mon night - NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
winds and waves higher in and near tstms.
winds and waves higher in and near tstms.
PZZ500 247 Pm Pst Thu Feb 13 2025
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay - Greater farallones - .and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries - .
showers are becoming more scattered over the coastal waters with gale force winds to continue into early Friday morning. A slight 15% to 20% chance of Thunderstorms continues this afternoon and evening as showers become more convective in nature. Winds will ease below gale force early Friday morning but are expected to remain gusty heading into the weekend. Moderate period westerly swell builds through Friday morning with very rough, high seas to continue through Saturday.
showers are becoming more scattered over the coastal waters with gale force winds to continue into early Friday morning. A slight 15% to 20% chance of Thunderstorms continues this afternoon and evening as showers become more convective in nature. Winds will ease below gale force early Friday morning but are expected to remain gusty heading into the weekend. Moderate period westerly swell builds through Friday morning with very rough, high seas to continue through Saturday.

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San Francisco Click for Map Thu -- 12:35 AM PST 5.30 feet High Tide Thu -- 05:39 AM PST 2.19 feet Low Tide Thu -- 07:01 AM PST Sunrise Thu -- 07:46 AM PST Moonset Thu -- 11:38 AM PST 5.94 feet High Tide Thu -- 05:47 PM PST Sunset Thu -- 06:06 PM PST -0.07 feet Low Tide Thu -- 07:09 PM PST Moonrise Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
San Francisco, California, Tide feet
12 am |
5.2 |
1 am |
5.3 |
2 am |
4.7 |
3 am |
3.8 |
4 am |
2.9 |
5 am |
2.3 |
6 am |
2.2 |
7 am |
2.6 |
8 am |
3.4 |
9 am |
4.4 |
10 am |
5.2 |
11 am |
5.8 |
12 pm |
5.9 |
1 pm |
5.3 |
2 pm |
4.2 |
3 pm |
2.7 |
4 pm |
1.3 |
5 pm |
0.3 |
6 pm |
-0.1 |
7 pm |
0.2 |
8 pm |
0.9 |
9 pm |
1.9 |
10 pm |
3.1 |
11 pm |
4.2 |
Golden Gate Bridge .8 mi E . Click for Map Thu -- 01:57 AM PST -0.01 knots Slack Thu -- 04:42 AM PST -1.91 knots Max Ebb Thu -- 07:01 AM PST Sunrise Thu -- 07:46 AM PST 0.00 knots Slack Thu -- 07:46 AM PST Moonset Thu -- 10:35 AM PST 2.65 knots Max Flood Thu -- 01:25 PM PST -0.00 knots Slack Thu -- 04:49 PM PST -3.09 knots Max Ebb Thu -- 05:47 PM PST Sunset Thu -- 07:09 PM PST Moonrise Thu -- 08:25 PM PST 0.01 knots Slack Thu -- 11:21 PM PST 3.17 knots Max Flood Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Golden Gate Bridge .8 mi E ., San Francisco Bay, California Current, knots
12 am |
2.9 |
1 am |
1.7 |
2 am |
-0 |
3 am |
-1.2 |
4 am |
-1.8 |
5 am |
-1.9 |
6 am |
-1.5 |
7 am |
-0.8 |
8 am |
0.3 |
9 am |
1.7 |
10 am |
2.5 |
11 am |
2.6 |
12 pm |
2 |
1 pm |
0.7 |
2 pm |
-0.8 |
3 pm |
-2 |
4 pm |
-2.9 |
5 pm |
-3.1 |
6 pm |
-2.6 |
7 pm |
-1.8 |
8 pm |
-0.6 |
9 pm |
1 |
10 pm |
2.4 |
11 pm |
3.1 |
Area Discussion for San Francisco/Monterey Bay Area, CA
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FXUS66 KMTR 132346 AFDMTR
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 346 PM PST Thu Feb 13 2025
New AVIATION, MARINE
SYNOPSIS
Issued at 116 PM PST Thu Feb 13 2025
The atmospheric river continues to impact the region with locally heavy rain, gusty winds, and thunderstorms. Residual flooding concerns will linger through Thursday night. Conditions will improve Friday. Some light rain is expected in the North Bay on Sunday, but overall the pattern will dry out over the next week.
SHORT TERM
Issued at 145 PM PST Thu Feb 13 2025 (This evening through Friday)
Current Situation - A double-barrel low pressure system continues to spin off the NorCal/Oregon coast this afternoon. Pretty neat to look at satellite imagery and see two circulations. The attached cold front from the low is pushing its way through Monterey county. While the heaviest and most widespread rainfall is exiting the forecast area, weather impacts continue. We have received numerous reports from law enforcement, public, social media, and county partners indicating a wide variety of flooding impacts from flooded roads to roads collapsing. The winds have likely peaked (gusts to 80 mph high in the Santa Cruz Mts), but still seeing some gusty conditions across the area. Winds will be strongest over the higher peaks and along the immediate coast.
High Wind Warning remains in effect along the coast and Wind Advisory remains in effect inland. Flood Watch also remains in effect.
This evening into Friday - a post frontal regime combined with upper level support will result in showers. Given the PWAT profiles some of the showers may result in locally heavy rainfall. It goes with out saying, but any additional rain, heavy or not, will exacerbate already full creeks/streams. Haven't seen any lightning in our forecast area or the coastal waters as of yet. However, given meager instability behind the front there is a low chance (15-20%) for thunderstorms through this evening/early tonight. Did see a bunch of lightning in the Central Valley, which does overlap with SPC Marginal risk. Cold advection and post frontal NW flow will also result in gusty winds through tonight.
Winds will gradually ease this evening and more so overnight. As such, the High Wind Warning will likely be converted to a Wind Advisory this evening. Given the saturated soils and ongoing rain chances, trees could come down.
Longwave pattern into Friday shows the double-barrel low weakening and becoming more of an open wave as it tracks east. A few lingering showers will persist into Friday with highest likelihood for precip earlier in the day. Winds will ease through the day as well. Given some additional precip and stream/creek forecasts a few Flood Advisories will likely persist into Friday, especially slow receding spots like the North Bay.
LONG TERM
Issued at 220 PM PST Thu Feb 13 2025 (Friday night through next Wednesday)
Upper level ridging is forecast to build over CA leading to clearing skies and much weaker winds. Clearing skies, calmer winds, and damp conditions will lead to a chilly night, especially interior locations. Definitely not the first time this year this situation has developed and concerns turn toward those with out adequate shelter. Will hold off on any Frost Advisory for now, but temps will dip into the low to mid 30s interior valleys.
Warmer and drier on Saturday during the day. Rain chances return Saturday night and Sunday as a low pressure sweeps through the PacNW. Fortunately, this system is much weaker and does not have an AR tap.
Dry weather once again by early next week. Lower confidence beyond the middle of the month as some solutions remain drier and others keep precip in the forecast. Official forecast will bring additional rain to the region next Wednesday - still not an AR.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 344 PM PST Thu Feb 13 2025
A covering of mid-level clouds with scattered to broken MVFR-level clouds continue to move through the area with widespread rain.
Expect CIGs to remain, but showers become more spotty into the night, lasting through much of Friday morning. Winds remain gusty and southwesterly through the night, but turn westerly into Friday morning. Rain chances exit late Friday morning and into that afternoon winds reduce and turn more westerly and northwesterly.
Expect cloud cover to thin and lift through Friday.
Vicinity of SFO...Strong southwest winds last into the evening before weakening slightly and turning more westerly. MVFR CIGs last through mid morning Friday with scattered shower activity before CIGs lift and most of the showers exit. Winds turn northwesterly as cloud cover thins into Friday afternoon. Expect these winds to linger into Friday night before turning light and variable.
SFO Bridge Approach...Similar to SFO.
Monterey Bay Terminals...Gusty southwest winds and moderate to at times heavy rain linger into the night. Expect widespread rains to turn to more off and on shower activity with winds reducing slightly and turning more westerly into the night. MVFR CIGs build into the night but lift into mid Friday morning as winds continue to reduce and turn westerly. Mid-level clouds persist into Friday afternoon with moderate northwest winds.
MARINE
(Tonight through next Tuesday)
Issued at 344 PM PST Thu Feb 13 2025
Showers are becoming more scattered over the coastal waters with gale force winds to continue into early Friday morning. A slight 15% to 20% chance of thunderstorms continues this afternoon and evening as showers become more convective in nature. Winds will ease below gale force early Friday morning but are expected to remain gusty heading into the weekend. Moderate period westerly swell builds through Friday morning with very rough, high seas to continue through Saturday.
BEACHES
Issued at 345 PM PST Wed Feb 13 2025
A High Surf Warning is in effect through 3 AM Saturday for all Pacific Coast beaches. Strong westerly swells are building with west- facing beaches will see dangerously large breaking waves of 20 to 30 feet and up to 45 feet peak waves. Non-west facing beaches will see dangerously large breaking waves of 15 to 20 feet and up to 30 feet peak waves. Everyone should remain out of the water due to life- threatening surf conditions. Stay off of jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure, keep pets on a leash and away from the water, and never turn your back on the ocean!
Sarment
MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...Flood Watch through Saturday evening for CAZ006-508>510-512>518- 528>530.
High Wind Warning until 10 AM PST Friday for CAZ006-502-503-505- 509-512-529-530.
High Surf Warning until 3 AM PST Saturday for CAZ006-505-509-529- 530.
Flood Watch through Sunday evening for CAZ502>506.
Wind Advisory until 10 AM PST Friday for CAZ504-506-508-510- 513>518-528.
PZ...Gale Warning until 3 AM PST Friday for Mry Bay-Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 0-10 nm-Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 10-60 NM-Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm-Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 10-60 NM-Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm-Pt Reyes to Pigeon Pt 0-10 nm-SF Bay N of Bay Bridge.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 346 PM PST Thu Feb 13 2025
New AVIATION, MARINE
SYNOPSIS
Issued at 116 PM PST Thu Feb 13 2025
The atmospheric river continues to impact the region with locally heavy rain, gusty winds, and thunderstorms. Residual flooding concerns will linger through Thursday night. Conditions will improve Friday. Some light rain is expected in the North Bay on Sunday, but overall the pattern will dry out over the next week.
SHORT TERM
Issued at 145 PM PST Thu Feb 13 2025 (This evening through Friday)
Current Situation - A double-barrel low pressure system continues to spin off the NorCal/Oregon coast this afternoon. Pretty neat to look at satellite imagery and see two circulations. The attached cold front from the low is pushing its way through Monterey county. While the heaviest and most widespread rainfall is exiting the forecast area, weather impacts continue. We have received numerous reports from law enforcement, public, social media, and county partners indicating a wide variety of flooding impacts from flooded roads to roads collapsing. The winds have likely peaked (gusts to 80 mph high in the Santa Cruz Mts), but still seeing some gusty conditions across the area. Winds will be strongest over the higher peaks and along the immediate coast.
High Wind Warning remains in effect along the coast and Wind Advisory remains in effect inland. Flood Watch also remains in effect.
This evening into Friday - a post frontal regime combined with upper level support will result in showers. Given the PWAT profiles some of the showers may result in locally heavy rainfall. It goes with out saying, but any additional rain, heavy or not, will exacerbate already full creeks/streams. Haven't seen any lightning in our forecast area or the coastal waters as of yet. However, given meager instability behind the front there is a low chance (15-20%) for thunderstorms through this evening/early tonight. Did see a bunch of lightning in the Central Valley, which does overlap with SPC Marginal risk. Cold advection and post frontal NW flow will also result in gusty winds through tonight.
Winds will gradually ease this evening and more so overnight. As such, the High Wind Warning will likely be converted to a Wind Advisory this evening. Given the saturated soils and ongoing rain chances, trees could come down.
Longwave pattern into Friday shows the double-barrel low weakening and becoming more of an open wave as it tracks east. A few lingering showers will persist into Friday with highest likelihood for precip earlier in the day. Winds will ease through the day as well. Given some additional precip and stream/creek forecasts a few Flood Advisories will likely persist into Friday, especially slow receding spots like the North Bay.
LONG TERM
Issued at 220 PM PST Thu Feb 13 2025 (Friday night through next Wednesday)
Upper level ridging is forecast to build over CA leading to clearing skies and much weaker winds. Clearing skies, calmer winds, and damp conditions will lead to a chilly night, especially interior locations. Definitely not the first time this year this situation has developed and concerns turn toward those with out adequate shelter. Will hold off on any Frost Advisory for now, but temps will dip into the low to mid 30s interior valleys.
Warmer and drier on Saturday during the day. Rain chances return Saturday night and Sunday as a low pressure sweeps through the PacNW. Fortunately, this system is much weaker and does not have an AR tap.
Dry weather once again by early next week. Lower confidence beyond the middle of the month as some solutions remain drier and others keep precip in the forecast. Official forecast will bring additional rain to the region next Wednesday - still not an AR.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 344 PM PST Thu Feb 13 2025
A covering of mid-level clouds with scattered to broken MVFR-level clouds continue to move through the area with widespread rain.
Expect CIGs to remain, but showers become more spotty into the night, lasting through much of Friday morning. Winds remain gusty and southwesterly through the night, but turn westerly into Friday morning. Rain chances exit late Friday morning and into that afternoon winds reduce and turn more westerly and northwesterly.
Expect cloud cover to thin and lift through Friday.
Vicinity of SFO...Strong southwest winds last into the evening before weakening slightly and turning more westerly. MVFR CIGs last through mid morning Friday with scattered shower activity before CIGs lift and most of the showers exit. Winds turn northwesterly as cloud cover thins into Friday afternoon. Expect these winds to linger into Friday night before turning light and variable.
SFO Bridge Approach...Similar to SFO.
Monterey Bay Terminals...Gusty southwest winds and moderate to at times heavy rain linger into the night. Expect widespread rains to turn to more off and on shower activity with winds reducing slightly and turning more westerly into the night. MVFR CIGs build into the night but lift into mid Friday morning as winds continue to reduce and turn westerly. Mid-level clouds persist into Friday afternoon with moderate northwest winds.
MARINE
(Tonight through next Tuesday)
Issued at 344 PM PST Thu Feb 13 2025
Showers are becoming more scattered over the coastal waters with gale force winds to continue into early Friday morning. A slight 15% to 20% chance of thunderstorms continues this afternoon and evening as showers become more convective in nature. Winds will ease below gale force early Friday morning but are expected to remain gusty heading into the weekend. Moderate period westerly swell builds through Friday morning with very rough, high seas to continue through Saturday.
BEACHES
Issued at 345 PM PST Wed Feb 13 2025
A High Surf Warning is in effect through 3 AM Saturday for all Pacific Coast beaches. Strong westerly swells are building with west- facing beaches will see dangerously large breaking waves of 20 to 30 feet and up to 45 feet peak waves. Non-west facing beaches will see dangerously large breaking waves of 15 to 20 feet and up to 30 feet peak waves. Everyone should remain out of the water due to life- threatening surf conditions. Stay off of jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure, keep pets on a leash and away from the water, and never turn your back on the ocean!
Sarment
MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...Flood Watch through Saturday evening for CAZ006-508>510-512>518- 528>530.
High Wind Warning until 10 AM PST Friday for CAZ006-502-503-505- 509-512-529-530.
High Surf Warning until 3 AM PST Saturday for CAZ006-505-509-529- 530.
Flood Watch through Sunday evening for CAZ502>506.
Wind Advisory until 10 AM PST Friday for CAZ504-506-508-510- 513>518-528.
PZ...Gale Warning until 3 AM PST Friday for Mry Bay-Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 0-10 nm-Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 10-60 NM-Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm-Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 10-60 NM-Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm-Pt Reyes to Pigeon Pt 0-10 nm-SF Bay N of Bay Bridge.
Wind History for San Francisco, CA
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Airport Reports
Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Air | DewPt | RH | inHg |
KOAK METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL,CA | 14 sm | 14 min | SW 18G31 | 6 sm | Overcast | Mist | 57°F | 52°F | 82% | 29.62 |
KSFO SAN FRANCISCO INTL,CA | 14 sm | 11 min | SW 24G35 | 3 sm | Mostly Cloudy | Lt Rain Mist | 57°F | 57°F | 100% | 29.62 |
KHWD HAYWARD EXECUTIVE,CA | 21 sm | 13 min | SW 17G29 | 4 sm | Overcast | Lt Rain | 57°F | 50°F | 77% | 29.63 |
KHAF HALF MOON BAY,CA | 22 sm | 12 min | SSW 09 | 1/2 sm | Overcast | Mist | 55°F | 55°F | 100% | 29.66 |
KDVO GNOSS FIELD,CA | 23 sm | 12 min | WSW 09G27 | 1 sm | Overcast | Lt Rain | 55°F | 55°F | 100% | 29.56 |
KCCR BUCHANAN FIELD,CA | 24 sm | 6 min | SW 16G26 | 6 sm | Overcast | Lt Rain Mist | 55°F | 52°F | 88% | 29.60 |
KSQL SAN CARLOS,CA | 24 sm | 20 min | SW 16G26 | 5 sm | Mostly Cloudy | Showers in Vicinity | 57°F | 52°F | 82% | 29.63 |
Link to 1 hour of 5 minute data for KOAK
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) for KOAK
Wind History Graph: OAK
(wind in knots)GEOS Local Image of Central West Coast
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