Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from May 10, 03:00 PM PDT until May 10, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Sunday
⇑W 10kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
Light Wind
3-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
⇑SW 7kt
3-4ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Tuesday
⇑WSW 9kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
W 9kt⇓
3ft
Wednesday
⇑W 14kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
W 10kt⇓
3ft
Thursday
⇑W 8kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:16 am PDT May 10, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am PDT May 10, 2026-6pm PDT May 16, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 7am, then Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 17 seconds becoming S. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 3am. Mixed swell...NW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 9 to 14 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 2 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.