Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

17NM SSE Big Sur CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
NW 34kt
10ft

Gale Warning
Saturday
NW 34kt
13ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
NW 34kt
12ft
Sunday
NNW 30kt
12-13ft
Sunday Night
NW 25kt
11-12ft
Monday
NW 12kt
8-9ft
Monday Night
NW 14kt
7-8ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
7ft
Tuesday Night
⇑NNW 8kt
6-7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:46 pm PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

NW wind 27 to 34 kt, with gusts as high as 47 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 29 to 34 kt, with gusts as high as 48 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 29 to 34 kt, with gusts as high as 46 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 6 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind 26 to 30 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 11 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 16 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 10 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Monday

NW wind 6 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 7 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW 5 to 8 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and S 2 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.