Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding into this Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend with heat advisories in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Sunday could bring areas of flooding to parts of the upper Midwest, central Great Lakes, southern New England and Virginia/North Carolina tidewater region. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from September 18, 03:00 PM PDT until September 19, 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]

Tonight
NNE 6kt⇓
1ft
Friday
⇑W 12kt
1-2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
E 6kt⇓
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
⇑WSW 8kt
2ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Sunday
⇑W 8kt
2ft
Sunday Night
NW 8kt
2ft
Monday
⇑W 9kt
2ft
Monday Night
W 9kt⇓
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:51 pm PDT Sep 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9pm PDT Sep 17, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

Tonight

NNE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Patchy fog between 9am and 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

E wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog between 11am and 2pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

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

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

NW wind 5 to 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog between 2am and 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 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.