Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM NNE Monterey CA

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
E 10kt
2ft
Tonight
E 15kt
2-3ft
New Year's Day
SSW 17kt
4ft
Thursday Night
SE 11kt
3ft
Friday
S 16kt
3ft
Friday Night
SSE 25kt
3-4ft
Saturday
SSW 20kt
5ft
Saturday Night
S 16kt
5-7ft
Sunday
S 14kt
5-6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:14 pm PST Dec 31, 2025
Forecast Valid: 3pm PST Dec 31, 2025-6pm PST Jan 7, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

E wind around 10 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

E wind 11 to 15 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SSE 2 ft at 13 seconds decreasing to at 5 seconds . Wind waves around 2 ft.

New Year's Day

SSW wind 14 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 10am, then a chance of rain after 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

SE wind around 11 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

S wind 12 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

SSE wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday

SSW wind 17 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Rain before 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 1pm, then rain after 1pm. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 5 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

S wind around 16 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SW 8 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday

S wind around 14 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SSW 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. 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.