Early Spring Heat Wave in the Southwest U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in the Central Rockies and Plains

An unusual early Spring heat wave will continue much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through early next week. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 21, 09:00 AM PDT until March 21, 09:00 PM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

17NM SSE Big Sur CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Friday
Light Wind
4ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
4ft
Saturday
NW 13kt
5-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
NNW 19kt
8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
NW 15kt
7-8ft
Sunday Night
NNW 14kt
7ft
Monday
NW 11kt
6ft
Monday Night
NNW 14kt
6ft
Tuesday
N 10kt
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:22 am PDT Mar 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2am PDT Mar 20, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 8pm. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

NW wind 5 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Areas of fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind around 19 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NNW 7 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 11 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday

NW wind 9 to 11 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NNW 5 ft and S 1 to 3 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

NNW wind 10 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tuesday

N wind 7 to 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 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.