Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until May 10, 09:00 PM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

17NM SSE Big Sur CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
NW 21kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 23kt
6-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
NW 19kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
NW 17kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
Light Wind
5ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
5ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
4ft
Tuesday Night
N 9kt
4ft
Wednesday
WNW 13kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:31 pm PDT May 9, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PDT May 9, 2026-6pm PDT May 15, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind 18 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 ft at 19 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 20 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 19 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 17 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 7 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 9pm and 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

WNW wind 6 to 9 kt becoming N after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

NNE wind 9 to 13 kt becoming WNW in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 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.