This page contains the National Weather Service’s marine weather forecast for Monterey bay. Our system grabs the forecast from the NWS servers each hour. If you’d like to check it directly, you should go to this site (or for a fancy graphical version, go here). You can check the non-marine area weather forecast here.
If you’re new to the northern part of Monterey bay, it may help to read this page - it has a bit of “local knowledge” that’ll give you a sense of what to expect when you get out on the water.
When reading this forecast, bear in mind that northerly (and to some extent westerly) winds are often much lighter in the northern bay than the forecast predicts. In fact - if you are going to be staying close to land, the area forecast is often more accurate.
A knot (KT) = 1.1516 miles per hour (mph): 10kt = 11.5mph, 20kt = 23mph
NWS Forecast - Monterey Bay
PZZ535-181630-
MONTEREY BAY-
258 AM PDT THU MAR 18 2010
.TODAY…NW WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 3 TO
6 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT…N WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 2 TO
4 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
.FRI…NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT…BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT…SW WINDS 5 KT…BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. MIXED SWELL W 2 FT AND S 3 FT.
.SAT…NE WINDS 5 KT…BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AND SW 3 FT.
.SUN…NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL
3 TO 5 FT AND S 3 FT.
.MON…NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.
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