Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
W 7kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
Light Wind
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
⇑W 10kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
NNW 10kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
WNW 14kt
3-4ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
NW 14kt
4ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
⇑WNW 14kt
3-4ft

Gale Warning
Sunday Night
NNW 17kt
3-4ft

Gale Warning
Monday
⇑WNW 9kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:46 pm PDT May 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT May 14, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

This Afternoon

W wind around 7 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NNW wind 6 to 10 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

WNW wind 7 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 7 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 9 to 14 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 27 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 7 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 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.