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

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
NW 13kt
1-2ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NW 11kt⇓
2ft

Gale Warning
Monday
⇑WSW 7kt
2ft
Monday Night
W 6kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
1-2ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
1-2ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
1-2ft
Thursday
Light Wind
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:07 am PDT Sep 13, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5am PDT Sep 13, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 19, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

Today

NW wind 5 to 13 kt becoming WSW in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 8am and 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 9pm and 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 8pm and 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. 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.