Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until April 20, 09:00 PM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

29NM W Monterey CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
SSE 24kt
6-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
S 15kt
8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
S 16kt
7-8ft
Tuesday Night
W 15kt
7ft
Wednesday
W 11kt
6-7ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 16kt
6ft
Thursday
NNW 19kt
6ft
Thursday Night
NNW 21kt
7ft
Friday
NNW 16kt
6-7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:11 am PDT Apr 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

Today

SSE wind 21 to 24 kt. Rain, mainly after 2pm. Mixed swell...NW 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 6 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Tonight

S wind 12 to 15 kt. Rain, mainly before 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 6 ft at 6 seconds decreasing to 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

S wind 13 to 16 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mixed swell...W 6 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 6 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tuesday Night

W wind 13 to 15 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 4 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

W wind 8 to 11 kt. A slight chance of rain before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 11 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 17 to 19 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and S 2 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 17 to 21 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 12 to 16 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft and S 2 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

*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.