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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM NNE Monterey CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight
W 12kt
4ft
Thursday
⇑WNW 19kt
3ft
Thursday Night
WNW 18kt⇓
4ft
Friday
W 13kt
3ft
Friday Night
W 13kt
3ft
Saturday
⇑WSW 11kt
2-3ft
Saturday Night
SW 11kt
2ft
Sunday
W 10kt
2-3ft
Sunday Night
W 10kt⇓
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:17 pm PDT Apr 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm PDT Apr 22, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 29, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

W wind 5 to 12 kt becoming ESE after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming WNW 14 to 19 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...NNW 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 13 to 18 kt decreasing to 6 to 11 kt after midnight. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds becoming SW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

W wind 9 to 13 kt. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

W wind 5 to 13 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 6 to 11 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. A slight chance of rain after 11am. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft and S 1 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

SW wind 7 to 11 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. A slight chance of rain after 11pm. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SW 1 ft becoming S. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

SSW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.

*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.