Early Heat Wave in the West; Fire Concerns in the Plains

An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected today across the High Plains and southern Plains. Lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes will taper off today. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

29NM W Monterey CA

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
NNW 12kt
5ft
Tonight
NNW 14kt
4ft
Wednesday
NNW 11kt
4ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 12kt
4ft
Thursday
NNW 12kt
4ft
Thursday Night
NNW 14kt
5ft
Friday
NNW 13kt
5ft
Friday Night
NNW 16kt
6ft
Saturday
NNW 22kt
8-9ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:49 pm PDT Mar 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Mar 17, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NNW wind around 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind around 14 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NNW wind around 11 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind around 12 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 9 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind around 14 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 11 to 13 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 14 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday

NNW wind 18 to 22 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 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.