Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. 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

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Overnight
SSE 14kt
3ft

Gale Warning
Thursday
WNW 22kt
4ft

Gale Warning
Thursday Night
NW 13kt
3-4ft

Gale Warning
Friday
Light Wind
2-3ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
1-2ft
Saturday
⇑S 18kt
1ft
Saturday Night
SE 18kt
1ft
Sunday
SSE 21kt
2ft
Sunday Night
SSE 18kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:13 pm PST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11pm PST Feb 18, 2026-6pm PST Feb 25, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY...

Overnight

SSE wind 6 to 14 kt. Rain, mainly before 4am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday

WNW wind 18 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 7 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. A chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

ESE wind 7 to 12 kt becoming S 13 to 18 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

SE wind 16 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Sunday

SSE wind 15 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday Night

SSE wind 14 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves around 3 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.