Heavy to Excessive Rainfall for the Southwest U.S.; Watching for Possible East Coast Storm

Thunderstorms and a chance for some isolated flash flooding will continue today in the Southwest U.S. before an influx of tropical moisture from Priscilla brings widespread heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat late this week into this weekend. A coastal storm may develop off the southeast U.S. coast Friday night and drift north just off the Mid-Atlantic coast through the weekend. Read More >

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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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This Afternoon
SSW 11kt
1ft
Tonight
SW 10kt⇓
1-2ft
Thursday
WSW 8kt
1ft
Thursday Night
W 10kt
1ft
Friday
W 15kt
1ft
Friday Night
W 18kt
1ft
Saturday
⇑WNW 23kt
2ft
Saturday Night
N 28kt⇓
2-3ft
Sunday
⇑WNW 20kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:33 am PDT Oct 8, 2025
Forecast Valid: 12pm PDT Oct 8, 2025-6pm PDT Oct 14, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

SSW wind 9 to 11 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

SW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

ESE wind 5 to 8 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NNW after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

N wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W in the morning. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 1 to 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

W wind 9 to 18 kt becoming NNW after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday

WNW wind 6 to 11 kt increasing to 18 to 23 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft building to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

N wind 23 to 28 kt decreasing to 12 to 17 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Sunday

N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming WNW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 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.