Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

13NM N Monterey CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
⇑WNW 12kt
3-4ft
Tonight
WNW 11kt
4ft
Sunday
W 10kt
4ft
Sunday Night
W 10kt⇓
3-4ft
Monday
⇑W 8kt
3ft
Monday Night
W 9kt⇓
3ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 9kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
WNW 12kt
2ft
Wednesday
WNW 15kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:22 am PDT Mar 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am PDT Mar 21, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 7 to 12 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Patchy dense fog between 8am and 9am, then Patchy dense fog between 10am and 1pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tonight

WNW wind 5 to 11 kt becoming NNE after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the morning. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

WNW wind 6 to 12 kt becoming N after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

N wind 7 to 15 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 1 to 2 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

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.