Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

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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
NW 18kt
7ft
Tonight
NW 13kt
7ft
Monday
Light Wind
6ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
5-6ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
4-5ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
4ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
3-4ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Thursday
Light Wind
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:34 am PDT Aug 2, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6am PDT Aug 2, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 8, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 12 to 18 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 6 to 13 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

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

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 8pm. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Areas of fog before 2pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 8pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. 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.