Lake Effect Snow in the Lower Great Lakes; Unsettled Pattern in the Pacific Northwest

Lake-effect snow will continue downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through Friday. Lake Effect Snow Warnings have been issued. In the Western U.S., rain and higher elevation snow will continue over the Great Basin through Friday. A front will move over the Pacific Northwest this afternoon and produce light rain and higher elevation snow over the Cascades through Saturday. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
⇑WNW 7kt
2-3ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Friday
⇑W 6kt
3ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Saturday
⇑SSW 7kt
3ft
Saturday Night
SSW 8kt
3ft
Sunday
S 14kt
3ft
Sunday Night
SSE 9kt
3ft
Washington's Birthday
SSE 13kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 7:05 am PST Feb 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9am PST Feb 12, 2026-6pm PST Feb 18, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 1am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 12 seconds building to at 16 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Areas of fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds building to at 16 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 10pm and 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain after 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

SSW wind around 8 kt becoming SSE after midnight. Rain, mainly after 4am. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

ESE wind 8 to 14 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

SSE wind 6 to 9 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Washington's Birthday

SSE wind 6 to 13 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

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.