Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Precipitation and Windy Conditions in the Northwest

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and spread across the central U.S. for the middle of the week. High temperatures will approach 90 from Texas to the Ohio Valley. A moist frontal system will bring lowland rain, high elevation mountain snow, and breezy winds to the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies through Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 24, 03:00 PM PDT until March 24, 09:00 PM PDT

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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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Overnight
NNW 13kt
5ft
Tuesday
NW 12kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday Night
NNW 14kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
NNW 16kt
4-5ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 21kt
7-8ft
Thursday
NW 16kt
8ft
Thursday Night
N 14kt
7ft
Friday
⇑WNW 6kt
5-6ft
Friday Night
NW 7kt
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:41 pm PDT Mar 23, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11pm PDT Mar 23, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 30, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

NNW wind 10 to 13 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tuesday

NW wind 5 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 11 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NNW wind 10 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 19 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 10 to 16 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 7 to 8 ft and SW 3 ft becoming S. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

N wind 7 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind 5 to 7 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 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.