Isolated Severe Storms in the Midwest; Fire Weather Concerns in the Northern Plains; Record Heat in the West

Isolated severe storms are possible across parts of the Florida Peninsula and the Great Lakes to Lower Missouri Valley and south-central Plains late this afternoon and early evening. Elevated to critical fire weather concerns continue over much of the northern Great Plains. Above average temperatures persist across portions of the West today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from May 13, 03:00 AM PDT until May 14, 03:00 AM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

17NM SSE Big Sur CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
NW 10kt
5ft
Tonight
NW 10kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
⇑NW 22kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
NW 24kt
8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
NW 12kt
8ft
Thursday Night
NNW 20kt
8-9ft
Friday
NW 22kt
7-9ft
Friday Night
NNW 32kt
9-10ft
Saturday
NW 31kt
9-11ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:41 am PDT May 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9am PDT May 12, 2026-6pm PDT May 18, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 6 to 10 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

NW wind 6 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 10 to 15 kt increasing to 17 to 22 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 kt. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 16 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 34 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 9 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 16 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday

NW wind 16 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 26 to 32 kt, with gusts as high as 45 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 7 to 8 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 29 to 31 kt, with gusts as high as 44 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 5 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.