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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms, Excessive Rainfall, and Extreme Heat Tuesday

In the Northern Plains into the Upper Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic, heavy to excessive rain may bring flash and urban flooding Tuesday. Severe thunderstorms producing damaging winds are most likely over parts of the Dakotas into Minnesota Tuesday afternoon into the overnight, with other isolated storms producing hail or wind over the northern High Plains. Extreme heat returns to the southwest U.S. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

    • Tuesday

      Tuesday:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      ⇑W 9kt
      2ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Tuesday Night

      Tuesday Night:WNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      WNW 7kt⇓
      2ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Wednesday

      Wednesday:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      ⇑WSW 8kt
      2ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Wednesday Night

      Wednesday Night:WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 3am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      WSW 6kt⇓
      2-3ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Thursday

      Thursday:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      ⇑W 6kt
      2ft

    • Thursday Night

      Thursday Night:Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      Light Wind
      2ft

    • Friday

      Friday:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      ⇑W 6kt
      2ft

    • Friday Night

      Friday Night:W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      W 6kt⇓
      2ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      ⇑WSW 6kt
      2ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:31 am PDT Jul 7, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3am PDT Jul 7, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 13, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING

Tuesday
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Tuesday Night
WNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Wednesday
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night
WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 3am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Thursday
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Thursday Night
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Friday
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Friday Night
W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Saturday
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*Notices:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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Point Forecast: 36.97°N 121.92°W
Last Update: 2:31 am PDT Jul 7, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3am PDT Jul 7, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 13, 2026
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