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

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
W 13kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 10kt⇓
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
⇑WSW 11kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
Light Wind
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
⇑WSW 6kt
2ft
Monday Night
WSW 6kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday
⇑WSW 9kt
1ft
Tuesday Night
W 6kt⇓
1ft
Wednesday
⇑W 10kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:31 pm PDT May 9, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PDT May 9, 2026-6pm PDT May 15, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON

This Afternoon

W wind 11 to 13 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 7am, then Patchy fog between 8am and 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 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 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

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

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Areas of fog before 8am. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

*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.