Current Conditions

NWS Weather Synopsis
A strong Atmospheric River has arrived in the North Bay and will bring significant impacts to the region over the next several days.

Key Messages:

-Flood Watch is effect for the North Bay through Saturday morning -5-12" of rainfall in the North Bay Wed-Sun -1-6" of rainfall south of the Golden Gate, with the heaviest rain expected on Friday -Wind Advisory in effect for the North Bay, San Francisco Bayshore, and Pacific coast through early Thu for gusts up to 45-50 mph -A High Surf Advisory is in effect from Wednesday morning through Friday morning for breaking waves of 14-22 ft.

Live Wind (from Sailflow)

Tides (from Tidegraph)

Water Temperature @ Pier 41

The Dolphin Club Weather Station

Tides and Currents

Some good sources to check out:

  • NOAA Tides 
    Tide forecast for Crissy Field.
  • NOAA Currents
    Current forecast for North Point (Pier 35). Bear in mind that currents vary wildly across the Bay. It can be flooding at Alcatraz and while ebbing at Aquatic Park
  • L36 – Tides & Currents Forecast
    Look up tides and currents for any particular day, plus a nice chart to visualize the current.
  • Saildrone Current Visualization
    Interactive, and live visualizations of currents in the Bay. You’ll need to find the ‘SF Currents’ layer in the left-hand menu. We’ve found these visualizations to be very accurate.

Where's the Fog? (from Fog Today)

Current Shipping (from MarineTraffic)