Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain Returns to California

Lake effect snow will continue through Friday bringing significant snowfall to areas east to southeast of the Great Lakes. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel this evening and overnight across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Upstate New York. Heavy rain will bring another flash flooding threat for southern California New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

13NM N Monterey CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
E 9kt
2ft
Tonight
E 14kt
3ft
New Year's Day
SE 13kt
3-4ft
Thursday Night
SE 15kt
3ft
Friday
S 20kt
3ft
Friday Night
S 22kt
3ft
Saturday
SSW 26kt
5ft
Saturday Night
S 17kt
6ft
Sunday
SSW 19kt
6-7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:30 am PST Dec 31, 2025
Forecast Valid: 11am PST Dec 31, 2025-6pm PST Jan 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

E wind around 9 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

E wind 12 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...SW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds decreasing to at 10 seconds . Wind waves around 2 ft.

New Year's Day

SE wind around 13 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

SE wind 11 to 15 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

S wind 16 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Rain, mainly after 10am. Mixed swell...W 1 to 2 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday Night

S wind around 22 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. Rain before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 4am, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Saturday

SSW wind 22 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 1 to 2 ft and SW 4 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Saturday Night

S wind around 17 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SSW 5 ft decreasing to 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Sunday

SSW wind 13 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SSW 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 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.