Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. 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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Late Afternoon
SE 16kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
SE 14kt
6-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
S 10kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday Night
SSW 8kt
6ft
Wednesday
⇑WNW 8kt
5-6ft
Wednesday Night
N 12kt
5-6ft
Thursday
N 15kt
5ft
Thursday Night
NNW 19kt
5ft
Friday
NW 12kt
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Apr 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm PDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Late Afternoon

SE wind around 16 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. A chance of rain before 5pm, then a chance of showers after 5pm. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tonight

SE wind 8 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 5am, then rain likely. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 to 4 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tuesday

SSE wind 8 to 10 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

SSW wind 6 to 8 kt becoming NW after midnight. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain before 11am. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

N wind around 12 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 to 3 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday

N wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 14 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday

NW wind 10 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 2 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.