Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Severe Thunderstorms Possible Thursday

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and return back to areas of the central/southern Plains and mid-lower Mississippi Valley this week. Over 200 new record high temperatures are forecast. Severe thunderstorms are being outlooked on Thursday over the Midwest. 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

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
NW 14kt
5ft
Tonight
NW 14kt
5-6ft
Tuesday
NW 10kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday Night
NNW 14kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
NW 15kt
4-5ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 20kt
7-8ft
Thursday
NW 16kt
8ft
Thursday Night
N 14kt
7ft
Friday
NNW 6kt⇓
5-6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:27 am PDT Mar 23, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12pm PDT Mar 23, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 29, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind 10 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 10 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tuesday

NW wind 6 to 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 11 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind around 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 11 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

N wind 8 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

NNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 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.