Marine Weather and Tide Forecast
Sample Forecast for Sausalito, CA
June 2, 2024 5:02 AM PDT (12:02 UTC) Change Location
 | Sunrise 5:47 AM Sunset 8:28 PM Moonrise 2:08 AM Moonset 3:32 PM |
PZZ530 San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, The West Delta And The San Francisco Bay North Of The Bay Bridge- 252 Am Pdt Sun Jun 2 2024
.small craft advisory in effect from this afternoon through this evening - .
Today - SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt late. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Tonight - W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Mon - W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Mon night - W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Tue - W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Tue night - W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Wed - SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Wed night - SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Thu - SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Thu night - SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
PZZ500 252 Am Pdt Sun Jun 2 2024
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay - Greater farallones - .and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries - .
winds at this hour are fresh to strong, with gales having subsided. Expect northwesterly winds to gradually diminish through the day today to become fresh to moderate. As winds ease, wind waves will decrease, and significant wave heights will gradually lessen late tonight and into Monday, becoming 7 to 9 feet generally.
winds at this hour are fresh to strong, with gales having subsided. Expect northwesterly winds to gradually diminish through the day today to become fresh to moderate. As winds ease, wind waves will decrease, and significant wave heights will gradually lessen late tonight and into Monday, becoming 7 to 9 feet generally.
Area Discussion for - San Francisco/Monterey Bay Area, CA
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FXUS66 KMTR 021139 AFDMTR
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 439 AM PDT Sun Jun 2 2024
New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE
SYNOPSIS
Issued at 428 AM PDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Cooler temperatures continue into Monday with coastal stratus developing overnight. Significant warming begins Tuesday with moderate HeatRisk across the interior regions through Thursday.
SHORT TERM
(Today and tonight)
Issued at 439 AM PDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Northwest to west winds are ushering in stratus along the coast and inland. Observations show extensively higher humidity on west winds across much of the Bay Area and north Central Coast as the southernmost extent of a long plume of water vapor across the Pacific Basin reaches the Pacific NW, and is also reaching our forecast area however without sufficient dynamics expected to result in rain here.
Wind gusts are still reaching 45-50 mph at Altamont Pass in the East Bay at this hour. SFO Airport peaked 46 knots /53 mph/ yesterday evening. Winds are otherwise most places gradually lowering overnight. It's early meteorological summer (June-August)
and still astronomical spring and depending on the larger scale pattern it's not uncommon for winds to get strong and gusty here in June; surface pressure gradients strengthen via surface temperature contrasts land (warm-hot) vs coastal water sea surface temps (cool to chilly). Winds again becoming gusty today into the evening, then decreasing overnight into Monday morning. Daytime highs 60s/70s coastside and bayside, farthest inland daytime highs today in the 80s.
LONG TERM
(Monday through Saturday)
Issued at 439 AM PDT Sun Jun 2 2024
A strong long wave trough exists over the North Pacific with an extensive water vapor plume and sufficient dynamics for rain in the Pacific NW. To the south of this, subtropical ridging over the Pacific will strengthen during the week, noticeably beginning Tuesday over our forecast area which will composite first with weak long wave ridging over the western CONUS then strengthen mid to late week. This will be in the wake of a splitting trough moving eastward away from the Pacific NW reaching the east coast and moving into/forming another long wave trough. The newly developing high over the west will become nearly stationary, however there may still be just enough eastward motion of the high to bring about a southerly wind reversal here in our forecast area mid to late week.
Since there is good model agreement in the synoptic pattern aside from strength differences mid to late week (the ECMWF is still warmer to hotter with 850 mb temps over the Bay Area for example), decided to issue a heat advisory for Tuesday and Wednesday for inland areas. Northerly winds, downsloping and large scale compressional warming will send temperatures upward quickly Tuesday after sunrise (solar heating). Amplification and additional compressional warming is quite likely mid to late week since the high will become isolated (area of sinking motion) while surrounded by low pressure systems (areas of upward motion).
Still a fair amount of uncertainty with the marine layer, as is usual since it's a very difficult thing to try to predict, given the high level of water vapor as recently mentioned that is forecast going into Tuesday-Wednesday. A moderate to strong ACV-SFO pressure gradient (northerly wind) is forecast Tuesday-Wednesday at least, there should be some drying due to downsloping across Bay Area terrain and drying to due to compressional warming from sinking air aloft. Stay tuned to the latest updates.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1201 AM PDT Sun Jun 2 2024
At this hour, winds are still gusty in the SF bay region, with SFO reporting gusts upwards of 35 knots. SFO-SAC gradient continues to show a 4.1 mb difference, indicating these strong winds will likely last a bit longer into the night. Nonetheless, winds are expected to ease ever so slightly, but, will likely remain at least breezy for most locations. Many terminals are currently seeing IFR CIGs , which models do not seem to agree with, with many suggesting MVFR conditions instead. Current troughing would suggest CIGs being higher, in MVFR territory, though this is not the case. It is possible that sea salt lofted into the lower atmosphere by strong winds could be contributing to the formation of these low clouds by posing as a nuclei source, and thus permitting subsequent IFR conditions.
All to say, a bit of an uncertain forecast tonight for the TAFs, especially in regards to CIGs . Current confidence is that CIGs will lift in the mid morning to become MVFR. Late clearing of stratus is expected Sunday morning to early afternoon, with strong and gusty onshore winds redeveloping.
Vicinity of SFO...Currently IFR. Moderate confidence in clouds beginning to lift towards the mid morning hours of Sunday to become MVFR. Winds will continue to gust overnight but as the SFO-SAC gradient is forecast to decrease overnight to around 1.7mb, gusts should begin to decrease below the 30 knot mark through the night.
However, into the late morning Sunday when VFR returns, the gradient increases once more, inducing strong and gusty westerly winds once more approaching the 33 knot mark. It is not out of the question that gusts may go higher than this, though confidence on gusts reaching higher is low.
SFO Bridge Approach...Similar to SFO.
Monterey Bay Terminals...IFR conditions persist through the first portion of the night, though slowly rise to become VFR by the mid to late morning. Late clearing of stratus is expected, with VFR lasting only a few hours in the afternoon of Sunday, and with SCT clouds.
Winds will increase out of the west to become breezy with gusts nearing 20 knots. Stratus and low clouds return in the early evening to bring MVFR conditions once more.
MARINE
(Today through Friday)
Issued at 328 AM PDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Winds at this hour are fresh to strong, with gales having subsided. Expect northwesterly winds to gradually diminish through the day today to become fresh to moderate. As winds ease, wind waves will decrease, and significant wave heights will gradually lessen late tonight and into Monday, becoming 7 to 9 feet generally.
CLIMATE
Issued at 127 AM PDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Record high temperatures at the long term climate stations for June 4th and 5th:
Station June 4th June 5th
Santa Rosa 98 in 1949 102 in 1926 Kentfield 101 in 1981 102 in 1926 Napa 102 in 1981 105 in 1903 Richmond 90 in 1955 86 in 1983 Livermore 105 in 1960 104 in 1926 San Francisco 92 in 1949 95 in 1883 SFO Airport 92 in 1955, 1949 89 in 1972 Redwood City 100 in 1981 97 in 2002, 1972 Half Moon Bay 71 in 1955 74 in 1958 Oakland downtown 96 in 1981 87 in 2002 San Jose 98 in 1904 100 in 1926 Salinas Airport 92 in 1949 87 in 1949 King City 102 in 1981, 1957 105 in 1926
MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...Heat Advisory from 8 AM Tuesday to midnight PDT Thursday night for CAZ503-504-506-510-515.
Heat Advisory from 8 AM Wednesday to midnight PDT Thursday night for CAZ513-514-518.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT this evening for Mry Bay-SF Bay N of Bay Bridge.
Small Craft Advisory until 3 AM PDT Monday for 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 Reyes to Pigeon Pt 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory until 9 PM PDT this evening for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory until 9 AM PDT Monday for Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 439 AM PDT Sun Jun 2 2024
New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE
SYNOPSIS
Issued at 428 AM PDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Cooler temperatures continue into Monday with coastal stratus developing overnight. Significant warming begins Tuesday with moderate HeatRisk across the interior regions through Thursday.
SHORT TERM
(Today and tonight)
Issued at 439 AM PDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Northwest to west winds are ushering in stratus along the coast and inland. Observations show extensively higher humidity on west winds across much of the Bay Area and north Central Coast as the southernmost extent of a long plume of water vapor across the Pacific Basin reaches the Pacific NW, and is also reaching our forecast area however without sufficient dynamics expected to result in rain here.
Wind gusts are still reaching 45-50 mph at Altamont Pass in the East Bay at this hour. SFO Airport peaked 46 knots /53 mph/ yesterday evening. Winds are otherwise most places gradually lowering overnight. It's early meteorological summer (June-August)
and still astronomical spring and depending on the larger scale pattern it's not uncommon for winds to get strong and gusty here in June; surface pressure gradients strengthen via surface temperature contrasts land (warm-hot) vs coastal water sea surface temps (cool to chilly). Winds again becoming gusty today into the evening, then decreasing overnight into Monday morning. Daytime highs 60s/70s coastside and bayside, farthest inland daytime highs today in the 80s.
LONG TERM
(Monday through Saturday)
Issued at 439 AM PDT Sun Jun 2 2024
A strong long wave trough exists over the North Pacific with an extensive water vapor plume and sufficient dynamics for rain in the Pacific NW. To the south of this, subtropical ridging over the Pacific will strengthen during the week, noticeably beginning Tuesday over our forecast area which will composite first with weak long wave ridging over the western CONUS then strengthen mid to late week. This will be in the wake of a splitting trough moving eastward away from the Pacific NW reaching the east coast and moving into/forming another long wave trough. The newly developing high over the west will become nearly stationary, however there may still be just enough eastward motion of the high to bring about a southerly wind reversal here in our forecast area mid to late week.
Since there is good model agreement in the synoptic pattern aside from strength differences mid to late week (the ECMWF is still warmer to hotter with 850 mb temps over the Bay Area for example), decided to issue a heat advisory for Tuesday and Wednesday for inland areas. Northerly winds, downsloping and large scale compressional warming will send temperatures upward quickly Tuesday after sunrise (solar heating). Amplification and additional compressional warming is quite likely mid to late week since the high will become isolated (area of sinking motion) while surrounded by low pressure systems (areas of upward motion).
Still a fair amount of uncertainty with the marine layer, as is usual since it's a very difficult thing to try to predict, given the high level of water vapor as recently mentioned that is forecast going into Tuesday-Wednesday. A moderate to strong ACV-SFO pressure gradient (northerly wind) is forecast Tuesday-Wednesday at least, there should be some drying due to downsloping across Bay Area terrain and drying to due to compressional warming from sinking air aloft. Stay tuned to the latest updates.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1201 AM PDT Sun Jun 2 2024
At this hour, winds are still gusty in the SF bay region, with SFO reporting gusts upwards of 35 knots. SFO-SAC gradient continues to show a 4.1 mb difference, indicating these strong winds will likely last a bit longer into the night. Nonetheless, winds are expected to ease ever so slightly, but, will likely remain at least breezy for most locations. Many terminals are currently seeing IFR CIGs , which models do not seem to agree with, with many suggesting MVFR conditions instead. Current troughing would suggest CIGs being higher, in MVFR territory, though this is not the case. It is possible that sea salt lofted into the lower atmosphere by strong winds could be contributing to the formation of these low clouds by posing as a nuclei source, and thus permitting subsequent IFR conditions.
All to say, a bit of an uncertain forecast tonight for the TAFs, especially in regards to CIGs . Current confidence is that CIGs will lift in the mid morning to become MVFR. Late clearing of stratus is expected Sunday morning to early afternoon, with strong and gusty onshore winds redeveloping.
Vicinity of SFO...Currently IFR. Moderate confidence in clouds beginning to lift towards the mid morning hours of Sunday to become MVFR. Winds will continue to gust overnight but as the SFO-SAC gradient is forecast to decrease overnight to around 1.7mb, gusts should begin to decrease below the 30 knot mark through the night.
However, into the late morning Sunday when VFR returns, the gradient increases once more, inducing strong and gusty westerly winds once more approaching the 33 knot mark. It is not out of the question that gusts may go higher than this, though confidence on gusts reaching higher is low.
SFO Bridge Approach...Similar to SFO.
Monterey Bay Terminals...IFR conditions persist through the first portion of the night, though slowly rise to become VFR by the mid to late morning. Late clearing of stratus is expected, with VFR lasting only a few hours in the afternoon of Sunday, and with SCT clouds.
Winds will increase out of the west to become breezy with gusts nearing 20 knots. Stratus and low clouds return in the early evening to bring MVFR conditions once more.
MARINE
(Today through Friday)
Issued at 328 AM PDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Winds at this hour are fresh to strong, with gales having subsided. Expect northwesterly winds to gradually diminish through the day today to become fresh to moderate. As winds ease, wind waves will decrease, and significant wave heights will gradually lessen late tonight and into Monday, becoming 7 to 9 feet generally.
CLIMATE
Issued at 127 AM PDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Record high temperatures at the long term climate stations for June 4th and 5th:
Station June 4th June 5th
Santa Rosa 98 in 1949 102 in 1926 Kentfield 101 in 1981 102 in 1926 Napa 102 in 1981 105 in 1903 Richmond 90 in 1955 86 in 1983 Livermore 105 in 1960 104 in 1926 San Francisco 92 in 1949 95 in 1883 SFO Airport 92 in 1955, 1949 89 in 1972 Redwood City 100 in 1981 97 in 2002, 1972 Half Moon Bay 71 in 1955 74 in 1958 Oakland downtown 96 in 1981 87 in 2002 San Jose 98 in 1904 100 in 1926 Salinas Airport 92 in 1949 87 in 1949 King City 102 in 1981, 1957 105 in 1926
MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...Heat Advisory from 8 AM Tuesday to midnight PDT Thursday night for CAZ503-504-506-510-515.
Heat Advisory from 8 AM Wednesday to midnight PDT Thursday night for CAZ513-514-518.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT this evening for Mry Bay-SF Bay N of Bay Bridge.
Small Craft Advisory until 3 AM PDT Monday for 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 Reyes to Pigeon Pt 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory until 9 PM PDT this evening for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory until 9 AM PDT Monday for Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm.
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| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Temp | DewPt | RH | inHg |
| KOAK METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL,CA | 14 sm | 69 min | W 12 | 10 sm | Mostly Cloudy | 55°F | 52°F | 88% | 29.93 | |
| KSFO SAN FRANCISCO INTL,CA | 14 sm | 20 min | W 22G31 | 10 sm | Overcast | 54°F | 52°F | 94% | 29.93 | |
| KHWD HAYWARD EXECUTIVE,CA | 21 sm | 68 min | W 08 | 10 sm | Overcast | 57°F | 52°F | 82% | 29.93 | |
| KHAF HALF MOON BAY,CA | 22 sm | 27 min | NNW 11 | 3/4 sm | Overcast | Mist | 54°F | 54°F | 100% | 29.98 |
| KDVO GNOSS FIELD,CA | 23 sm | 27 min | ESE 09 | 10 sm | Clear | 57°F | 54°F | 88% | 29.89 | |
| KCCR BUCHANAN FIELD,CA | 24 sm | 69 min | S 12 | 10 sm | Clear | 57°F | 52°F | 82% | 29.89 | |
| KSQL SAN CARLOS,CA | 24 sm | 27 min | WNW 08 | 9 sm | Clear | 57°F | 54°F | 88% | 29.96 |
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Sun -- 02:58 AM PDT 0.48 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 03:08 AM PDT Moonrise
Sun -- 05:48 AM PDT Sunrise
Sun -- 09:17 AM PDT 4.10 feet High Tide
Sun -- 02:23 PM PDT 1.27 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 04:31 PM PDT Moonset
Sun -- 08:27 PM PDT Sunset
Sun -- 09:08 PM PDT 6.24 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Sun -- 02:58 AM PDT 0.48 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 03:08 AM PDT Moonrise
Sun -- 05:48 AM PDT Sunrise
Sun -- 09:17 AM PDT 4.10 feet High Tide
Sun -- 02:23 PM PDT 1.27 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 04:31 PM PDT Moonset
Sun -- 08:27 PM PDT Sunset
Sun -- 09:08 PM PDT 6.24 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
San Francisco, California, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 2.8 |
| 1 am |
| 1.5 |
| 2 am |
| 0.7 |
| 3 am |
| 0.5 |
| 4 am |
| 0.7 |
| 5 am |
| 1.4 |
| 6 am |
| 2.2 |
| 7 am |
| 3 |
| 8 am |
| 3.7 |
| 9 am |
| 4.1 |
| 10 am |
| 4 |
| 11 am |
| 3.4 |
| 12 pm |
| 2.6 |
| 1 pm |
| 1.8 |
| 2 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 3 pm |
| 1.4 |
| 4 pm |
| 1.9 |
| 5 pm |
| 2.9 |
| 6 pm |
| 4 |
| 7 pm |
| 5 |
| 8 pm |
| 5.9 |
| 9 pm |
| 6.2 |
| 10 pm |
| 6 |
| 11 pm |
| 5.1 |
Tide / Current for Golden Gate Bridge .8 mi E ., San Francisco Bay, California Current
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Sun -- 01:26 AM PDT -2.81 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 03:08 AM PDT Moonrise
Sun -- 05:06 AM PDT 0.01 knots Slack
Sun -- 05:48 AM PDT Sunrise
Sun -- 08:01 AM PDT 2.82 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 11:00 AM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 01:48 PM PDT -1.92 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 04:31 PM PDT Moonset
Sun -- 04:55 PM PDT 0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 07:53 PM PDT 2.87 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 08:27 PM PDT Sunset
Sun -- 10:47 PM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Sun -- 01:26 AM PDT -2.81 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 03:08 AM PDT Moonrise
Sun -- 05:06 AM PDT 0.01 knots Slack
Sun -- 05:48 AM PDT Sunrise
Sun -- 08:01 AM PDT 2.82 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 11:00 AM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 01:48 PM PDT -1.92 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 04:31 PM PDT Moonset
Sun -- 04:55 PM PDT 0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 07:53 PM PDT 2.87 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 08:27 PM PDT Sunset
Sun -- 10:47 PM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Golden Gate Bridge .8 mi E ., San Francisco Bay, California Current, knots
| 12 am |
| -2.2 |
| 1 am |
| -2.8 |
| 2 am |
| -2.7 |
| 3 am |
| -2.2 |
| 4 am |
| -1.4 |
| 5 am |
| -0.1 |
| 6 am |
| 1.4 |
| 7 am |
| 2.5 |
| 8 am |
| 2.8 |
| 9 am |
| 2.5 |
| 10 am |
| 1.5 |
| 11 am |
| 0 |
| 12 pm |
| -1.1 |
| 1 pm |
| -1.8 |
| 2 pm |
| -1.9 |
| 3 pm |
| -1.6 |
| 4 pm |
| -0.9 |
| 5 pm |
| 0.1 |
| 6 pm |
| 1.5 |
| 7 pm |
| 2.6 |
| 8 pm |
| 2.9 |
| 9 pm |
| 2.4 |
| 10 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 11 pm |
| -0.3 |
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