Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Plains and Mississippi Valley

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected over portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley tonight, which will shift to parts of the Upper Midwest and mid-Mississippi Valley Friday. Monsoonal showers and flooding persist in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until July 30, 09:00 PM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
Light Wind
2-3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
⇑W 7kt
2ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
2-3ft
Saturday
⇑W 6kt
2ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Sunday
Light Wind
3ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Monday
Light Wind
3ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:16 pm PDT Jul 30, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8pm PDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 8am and 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

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

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 8pm and 2am, then Patchy fog after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 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.