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

An Alberta clipper will bring lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes, with the highest snow totals downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel during the evening and overnight hours across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeast. Heavy rain will bring a flash flooding threat for southern California on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Read More >

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Ocean Park WA

Marine Point Forecast

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Overnight
SE 6kt
5-6ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
5-6ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
5ft
New Year's Day
SE 6kt
5ft
Thursday Night
ESE 8kt
4ft
Friday
ESE 9kt
4-5ft
Friday Night
SE 9kt
5-6ft
Saturday
S 13kt
6ft
Saturday Night
SSW 12kt
9ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:41 am PST Dec 31, 2025
Forecast Valid: 12am PST Dec 31, 2025-6pm PST Jan 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

SE wind around 6 kt. Partly cloudy. W swell 6 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. W swell 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. W swell 5 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

New Year's Day

SE wind around 6 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. W swell 5 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

ESE wind 6 to 8 kt. Rain. W swell 4 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

ESE wind around 9 kt. Rain. W swell 4 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

SE wind around 9 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and WSW 5 ft...becoming N 0 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Saturday

S wind around 13 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Rain. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Saturday Night

SSW wind around 12 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Rain. N swell 0 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.