Heavy Precipitation in the West; Wintry Mix in the North; Fire Weather in the High Plains

Pacific moisture will continue to bring locally heavy coastal/lower elevation rain and heavy mountain snow to the West Coast and portions of the Intermountain West through Monday. A wintry mix will create hazardous travel across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into early Monday. Dry, gusty winds are resulting in elevated to critical fire weather in the south/central High Plains. 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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Today
SSE 23kt
6ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
SE 23kt
7ft

Gale Warning
Tuesday
SSE 12kt
7ft
Tuesday Night
⇑N 6kt
5-6ft
Wednesday
NW 14kt
4-5ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 22kt
5-6ft
Thursday
NNW 19kt
8-9ft
Thursday Night
NNE 16kt
9ft
Friday
Light Wind
8-9ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:56 am PST Jan 5, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5am PST Jan 5, 2026-6pm PST Jan 11, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

SSE wind 14 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. Showers, mainly after 10am. Mixed swell...W 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Tonight

SE wind 17 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 34 kt. Showers, mainly before 4am. Mixed swell...W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Tuesday

SSE wind 5 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. A chance of showers before 10am. Mixed swell...W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 to 3 ft at 7 seconds building to at 10 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming N around 6 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

NW wind 8 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 19 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft becoming WSW. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 16 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday Night

NNE wind 9 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 to 8 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*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.