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 in effect from August 29, 09:00 AM PDT 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]

Today
⇑WNW 14kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
WNW 12kt⇓
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
⇑SW 9kt
2ft
Sunday Night
WSW 7kt⇓
2ft
Monday
⇑WSW 10kt
2ft
Monday Night
W 14kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday
⇑WSW 11kt
1ft
Tuesday Night
W 8kt⇓
1-2ft
Wednesday
⇑W 7kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 9:36 am PDT Aug 29, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT Aug 29, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 4, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 9 to 14 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tonight

WNW wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

WSW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

W wind 9 to 14 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. 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

W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. 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 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.

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.