Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Northeast; Heavy Rain Returns to California

An Alberta clipper will bring lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes, with the highest snow totals downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel during the evening and overnight hours across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeast. Heavy rain will bring a flash flooding threat for southern California on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

17NM SSE Big Sur CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Wednesday
SE 10kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
SE 22kt
8ft

Gale Warning
New Year's Day
S 19kt
6-8ft

Gale Warning
Thursday Night
SE 18kt
5ft

Gale Warning
Friday
SSE 25kt
5ft

Gale Warning
Friday Night
S 28kt
5-6ft
Saturday
S 21kt
8ft
Saturday Night
SSE 14kt
8-9ft
Sunday
S 12kt
9ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:30 am PST Dec 31, 2025
Forecast Valid: 4am PST Dec 31, 2025-6pm PST Jan 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Wednesday

NNW wind 7 to 10 kt becoming SE in the morning. Rain. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

SE wind 14 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 34 kt. Rain before 4am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mixed swell...W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SSE 2 ft at 13 seconds decreasing to at 5 seconds . Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

New Year's Day

S wind 14 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 1pm, then rain after 1pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday Night

SE wind 14 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

SSE wind 22 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Friday Night

S wind 25 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Rain before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 4am, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Saturday

S wind 13 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...NNW 2 ft and SW 7 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

SSE wind 12 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Rain before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 4am, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mixed swell...W 8 ft and SW 7 ft becoming S 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday

S wind 8 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SSW 4 to 5 ft. Wind waves 1 to 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.