Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Mississippi Valley; Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern High Plains

Severe thunderstorms and the threat for excessive rainfall will move into the mid-Mississippi and lower Ohio Valleys today. There is potential for a few strong tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, large hail, and scattered flash flooding. Low humidity and windy conditions will continue to produce elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains into midweek. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
⇑W 8kt
1ft
Tonight
WNW 6kt⇓
1ft
Tuesday
⇑W 7kt
1ft
Tuesday Night
W 7kt⇓
1ft
Wednesday
⇑W 7kt
1ft
Wednesday Night
W 7kt⇓
1-2ft
Thursday
⇑W 8kt
1ft
Thursday Night
W 10kt⇓
1-2ft
Friday
⇑WSW 9kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT Apr 27, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5am PDT Apr 27, 2026-6pm PDT May 3, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

WNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog between 1am and 2am, then Patchy fog between 3am and 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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.