Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. 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

[NOTICE]

Tonight
NW 23kt⇓
2-3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
⇑NW 31kt
2ft

Gale Warning
Sunday Night
NW 26kt⇓
2-3ft

Gale Warning
Monday
⇑WNW 14kt
2ft
Monday Night
WNW 21kt⇓
3ft
Tuesday
⇑W 8kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
WSW 6kt⇓
2ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Sep 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm PDT Sep 12, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 19, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

Tonight

NW wind 18 to 23 kt decreasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 8 to 18 kt increasing to 21 to 31 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft building to 5 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 21 to 26 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 9 to 14 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

WNW wind 16 to 21 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 9pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 ft becoming S. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Areas of fog between 9pm and 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*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.