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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Thursday
WNW 22kt
3-4ft

Gale Warning
Thursday Night
NW 12kt⇓
3-4ft

Gale Warning
Friday
Light Wind
2ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
1-2ft
Saturday
S 15kt
1ft
Saturday Night
SE 16kt
2ft
Sunday
S 15kt
2ft
Sunday Night
SE 9kt
2ft
Monday
S 8kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:27 am PST Feb 19, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1am PST Feb 19, 2026-6pm PST Feb 25, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

Thursday

W wind 17 to 22 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1pm and 3pm. Mixed swell...W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 6 seconds building to at 15 seconds . Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and WSW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. 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 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

ESE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

SE wind 12 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. A slight chance of rain after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday

ESE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and SSW 4 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday Night

SE wind 5 to 9 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

ESE wind 5 to 8 kt becoming S in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 3 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.