Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until May 18, 03:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Saturday
⇑WNW 21kt
4ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
NW 21kt⇓
4ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
⇑NW 18kt
4ft

Gale Warning
Sunday Night
NNW 18kt
4ft

Gale Warning
Monday
N 11kt
3ft
Monday Night
NW 16kt⇓
3ft
Tuesday
⇑W 8kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
W 8kt⇓
2-3ft
Wednesday
⇑WSW 8kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT May 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1am PDT May 16, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

Saturday

WNW wind 8 to 13 kt increasing to 16 to 21 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 16 to 21 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 13 to 18 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds becoming S. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 14 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 ft becoming S. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Monday

N wind 5 to 11 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and S 1 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 11 to 16 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

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.

Tuesday Night

W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 4 ft and SSW 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.