Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until May 10, 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]

Today
NW 21kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 23kt
6-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
NW 20kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
NNW 23kt
6-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
NNW 18kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
NNW 17kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
Light Wind
5ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
5ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:56 am PDT May 8, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8am PDT May 8, 2026-6pm PDT May 14, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 18 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 16 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 16 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 20 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 4 to 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind around 18 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 8 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 2 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.