Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until August 30, 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]

Sunday
⇑WSW 11kt
2ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Monday
⇑WSW 13kt
2ft
Monday Night
WSW 13kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday
⇑WSW 11kt
1ft
Tuesday Night
WSW 14kt⇓
1ft
Wednesday
⇑W 11kt
1ft
Wednesday Night
W 9kt⇓
1ft
Thursday
⇑W 7kt
1-2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT Aug 30, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2am PDT Aug 30, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Patchy dense fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 1am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 8 to 13 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

WSW wind 8 to 13 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

WSW wind 9 to 14 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 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.