Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S.; Record Temperatures Likely for Eastern U.S.

Several rounds of severe thunderstorms are forecast from the southern Plains to the Midwest today through Friday. Large hail, damaging wind gusts, and tornadoes are possible. A significant warm-up is expected for much of the southeastern U.S. and parts of the central U.S. into next week. Several daily record high maximum and high minimum temperature records are likely to be broken. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

21NM S Big Sur CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
NW 24kt
7ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NNW 26kt
8ft

Gale Warning
Thursday
NW 23kt
9ft

Gale Warning
Thursday Night
NNW 22kt
10-11ft

Gale Warning
Friday
NW 13kt
10ft
Friday Night
NNW 14kt
8-9ft
Saturday
Light Wind
7-8ft
Saturday Night
N 6kt
5-6ft
Sunday
Light Wind
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 10:49 am PST Mar 4, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am PST Mar 4, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 10, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 20 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 34 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and WSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 20 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and WSW 1 ft at 14 seconds becoming S at 17 seconds . Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 18 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 18 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 10 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday

NW wind 10 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 9 to 10 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 6 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 7 to 8 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

N wind around 6 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and N 0 to 1 ft...becoming WNW 5 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.