Severe Weather Outbreak Friday and Saturday; Extremely Critical Fire Weather Friday

An intense and fast-moving line of storms is expected across the Mississippi Valley into the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys Friday afternoon into early Saturday. Significant wind gusts, strong tornadoes and large hail are expected. This severe weather outbreak will then shift into the Deep South on Saturday. Extremely Critical fire weather conditions are forecast over the Southern Plains Friday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

2NM SE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
W 19kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
⇑SE 16kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
ESE 14kt⇓
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
WNW 15kt⇓
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
⇑SW 6kt
4ft
Saturday Night
WSW 7kt⇓
3-4ft
Sunday
⇑S 13kt
3ft
Sunday Night
S 15kt
3ft
Monday
WNW 13kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 7:50 am PDT Mar 13, 2025
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT Mar 13, 2025-6pm PDT Mar 19, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

Today

W wind 12 to 19 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers after 2pm. Mixed swell...W 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 6 ft at 11 seconds decreasing to 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SE 11 to 16 kt in the evening. Rain after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday

ESE wind 9 to 14 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 6 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

WNW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SW 3 to 5 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 6 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

WSW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 8 to 13 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. A chance of rain after 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

S wind 8 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday

WNW wind 5 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 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.