Strong to Severe Thunderstorms Continue Tonight in the East; Early Heat Wave in the West

Scattered strong to severe storms with damaging winds and potentially a tornado or two are expected tonight from the coastal Carolinas into the Mid-Atlantic states. An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

17NM SSE Big Sur CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
NNW 6kt
4ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
4ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
4ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
4ft
Wednesday Night
NW 6kt⇓
3-4ft
Thursday
Light Wind
3ft
Thursday Night
N 8kt
3-4ft
Friday
Light Wind
4ft
Friday Night
N 7kt
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:25 pm PDT Mar 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10pm PDT Mar 16, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

NNW wind around 6 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

NW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

N wind 5 to 8 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

N wind around 7 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 4 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.