Inclement Weather in the Pacific Northwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southeast; Impending Winter Storm

An approaching storm will bring rain and high elevation snow to Pacific Northwest through the weekend. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Southeast today into this evening as a low strengthens over the Southeast. This system will form into a winter storm on Sunday that will bring heavy snow, high winds, and coastal flooding to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast into Monday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from February 21, 09:00 AM PST until February 22, 09:00 AM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

17NM SSE Big Sur CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
SSE 14kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
SSE 13kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
SE 8kt⇓
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
Light Wind
5ft
Monday
Light Wind
6ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
5-6ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
4-5ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
4-5ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Feb 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PST Feb 21, 2026-6pm PST Feb 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

SSE wind around 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 5 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

SSE wind 9 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday

SE wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

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

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain after 10pm. Mixed swell...W 4 to 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain. Patchy fog after 4am. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain. Patchy fog before 7am. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SSW 1 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.