Isolated Severe Thunderstorms and Critical Fire Weather Tuesday

Isolated severe thunderstorms with strong wind gusts and hail will be possible Tuesday from parts of central Plains northeastward into the Midwest. Additional storms capable of damaging winds will be possible across the eastern Florida peninsula. Elevated to critical fire weather including gusty winds and low relative humidity is forecast again Tuesday over much of the northern Great Plains. Read More >

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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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Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday
⇑WSW 10kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
WNW 8kt⇓
2ft
Wednesday
⇑WNW 16kt
2-4ft
Wednesday Night
WNW 16kt⇓
3-4ft
Thursday
⇑W 11kt
3ft
Thursday Night
WNW 12kt⇓
2-3ft
Friday
⇑W 11kt
2ft
Friday Night
WNW 16kt⇓
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT May 11, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6pm PDT May 11, 2026-6pm PDT May 18, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Areas of fog between 9pm and 5am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 11 to 16 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...W 1 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

WNW wind 11 to 16 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

WNW wind 11 to 16 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft becoming WSW. 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.