Severe Weather Across the Center of the Nation; Fire Weather Concerns for Southwest and California; Snow for the Central Rockies

Severe thunderstorms will continue to impact the center of the Nation through today. Very large hail, strong tornadoes, and damaging winds are expected from the Great Lakes into the central/southern Plains; Flash flooding is possible for portions into the mid-Mississippi Valley. Critical fire weather conditions for the Southwest and central valley of California today. Winter hangs on for Rockies. Read More >

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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 6kt
7ft
Tonight
NW 14kt
6ft
Tuesday
⇑NW 6kt
6ft
Tuesday Night
NNW 10kt
6ft
Wednesday
NW 7kt
6ft
Wednesday Night
NW 9kt
5-6ft
Thursday
NW 6kt⇓
6ft
Thursday Night
NW 10kt
5-6ft
Friday
Light Wind
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT May 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PDT May 18, 2026-6pm PDT May 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW around 6 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 7 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 5 to 7 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 7 to 9 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

NW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NW wind 6 to 10 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 8am and 10am. 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.